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News Google adds offline mode for Gmail

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 29 Jan 2009.

  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    CardJoe, 29 Jan 2009
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  2. naokaji

    naokaji whatever

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    In other words, now you can even send emails when virgin is "throttling" you by forcing 10k+ pings on you.
    Hooray for google:thumb:
     
    naokaji, 29 Jan 2009
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  3. Paradigm Shifter

    Paradigm Shifter de nihilo nihil fit

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    Forgive me if I'm being really, really daft... but "Offline Mode"... isn't that basically boiling down to the same thing as Gmail with POP3 access using Thunderbird?
     
    Paradigm Shifter, 29 Jan 2009
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  4. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Kinda-sorta - except it's done entirely within the web browser (well, the web browser with the Gears plugin to be precise) and requires no additional software.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 29 Jan 2009
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  5. markwalker84

    markwalker84 What's a Dremel?

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    Familiarity...

    Joe Bloggs may nt want to use multiple programs to access email. If it all just "works" for him then he will be much happier and far less confused i would imagine.
     
    markwalker84, 29 Jan 2009
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  6. wyx087

    wyx087 Homeworld 3 is happening!!

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    instead of POP3, would this work like IMAP?? where it's synced instead of just downloading the messages??
     
    wyx087, 29 Jan 2009
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  7. perplekks45

    perplekks45 LIKE AN ANIMAL!

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    It should be more like IMAP than POP3 as far as I understand it. Now if only I could properly get mail forwarded to my Gmail account from my crappy German mail account. Server unreachable 9/10 times...
     
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  8. phuzz

    phuzz This is a title

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    meh, still not got the option on mine :(
     
    phuzz, 29 Jan 2009
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  9. devdevil85

    devdevil85 What's a Dremel?

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    meh...I'm always online...
     
    devdevil85, 29 Jan 2009
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  10. War-Rasta

    War-Rasta What's a Dremel?

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    I don't think I'll be using this as I'm always online when in front of a PC, but if they could somehow get this on the app that they have for mobile phones it would definitely be something for me.
     
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