Seemingly answering the cries of Gmail users everywhere, Google has announced a new feature for their growing email service. The new addition will allow members to use POP access to check their mail
POP access will allow users to check their Gmail accounts using standard email clients like Outlook. Google states their feelings on the matter on What’s new on Gmail page: “It’s your mail. You should be able to choose how and where you read it. Access your mail the way you want to, with free POP access and automatic forwarding. You can even switch to other email services without having to worry about losing access to your messages.”
Gmail will also be allowing users to automatically forward messages “to any email account you specify.”
Since the launch of the email service Google has been hard at work adding new features to Gmail in order to improve user satisfaction. With the addition of message forwarding and POP access, Gmail members also have access to these features:
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Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for Murdok. Visit Murdok for the latest search news.
