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Marrying Gmail and Mutt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-it-together dept.

teumima writes "I found this article very nice and simple on how to configure mutt for g-mail." Indeed; nice piece. I've been experimenting with using Gmail as my default mail drop, but don't really want to be dependent on being online or just POP; I just wish they would let me pay for IMAP service. Linux.com is also owned by OSTG.

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  1. Braindead article by brunes69 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I was expecting/hoping to find an article on how to download my GMail while preserving my labels (treating them as folders).

    What I got was a tutorial on how to use POP in Mutt.

    What does this article even have to do with GMail, other than it happened to be the person's POP server?

    GMail's POP access is basically useless IMO. Until they get IMAP I will continue with my current scheme, whereby I send all email to GMail, and forward it to my own IMAP server as well. Then I can read my email with an IMAP client when at home and work, and with GMail when on the road.

    1. Re:Braindead article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Gmail is marrying Mutt ? Mutt Lange ? He's splitting with Shania Twain ?
      I don't believe it.

      But, just in case ... Shania, 555-1234. Call me.

    2. Re:Braindead article by pembo13 · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Why have a Gmail account at all if you don't like the UI ?

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      "Thanks for all the money you paid to us. We've used it to buy off ISO among other things" -Microsoft
    3. Re:Braindead article by NateTech · · Score: 2, Informative

      Agreed. Another "let's say these two things are related" article with key buzzwords to get people to think there's really news here. POP in mutt is news? Please. Really.

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      +++OK ATH