IMAP provides a better method to access your mail - Gmail goes IMAP
IMAP creates a constant connection between mail clients (desktop and/or mobile) and Gmail.
Several people say that some of their gmail accounts offer the IMAP option (in Settings, Forwarding and POP/IMAP) and others do not.
In addition, IMAP provides a better method to access your mail from multiple devices. If you check your email at work, on your mobile phone, and again at home, IMAP ensures that new mail is accessible from any device at any given time.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77695
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Labels: google, mobile, social_software, software
