gmail goes pop

<p>this is really good news. i like the idea of gmail. but i need to use a POP3 client. a la <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/">Apple Mail</a>. so now, it looks like the proverbial cake and eating. i wonder how they'll handle <a href="http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=6603&amp;topic=-1">feeding you ads</a> on new mail or if they even will. if they don't how is this gonna affect the business model for 'free' email supported by inline ads?</p>

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  <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/AnilDash?m=94">gmail goes pop</a>: Well, one more barrier to me using gmail just fell away... they've added free POP support to their mail service. I still don't use gmail, but they're making it harder and harder to resist. (Via <a href="http://www.dashes.com/anil/">anil dash in atom</a>.)</p>
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<p>so once this is rolled out completely, maybe i'll actually use <a href="mailto:veganstraightedge@gmail.com">my gmail</a> account more. here's their online support for setting it up on the <a href="http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273">gmail end</a> and <a href="http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12103">your end</a>. at the moment, no <a href="http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10339">IMAP support</a>, though.</p>

<p>still hands down, the best web based mail available. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMHO">IMHO</a>.</p>