It allows you to download e-mails from the server to your e-mail program the same as POP does. Unlike it, the IMAP allows the users to work with their messages in both online and offline modes. The IMAP is a never and modern alternative to the POP3 protocol. IMAP: IMAP4(The version 4) stands for “Internet Message Access Protocol”. POP can be thought of as a “store-and-forward” service. However, some implementations(POP3 UIDL (Unique Identification Listing)) allow users or an administrator to specify that mail be saved for some period of time. POP3 is designed to delete mail on the server as soon as the user has downloaded it. Once mail has been downloaded, you can read or manipulate the mail offline. POP3: Post Office Protocol(The version 3), POP3 is used for downloading mails from the mail server to your Local computer. They are nothing, but the protocol used as a means of communication from mail client to mail server and vice versa. You may have heard them because they are responsible for sending and retrieving mails from the server. Generally, people are confused with terms like POP3, IMAP & SMTP. This post will guide you through both configuring Gmail using POP3 and IMAP.īefore adding Gmail to Outlook First let me make something clear. However, I’ll be providing the link for prior version to Outlook 2003. Settings will be the same for all difference is only with the User interface. If you are using Outlook Prior to Outlook 2003, It doesn’t make any difference. Outlook is one of the popular mail client used as e-mail application.
#GMAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS FOR OUTLOOK 2007 HOW TO#
This post shows you, How to Configure or add your Gmail to Outlook. Most of the people have shifted to Gmail because of its features and services. I personally love Gmail and its services. Adding Gmail to Outlook is very easy, You don’t have to be a techie to do this.