Anyone's Gmail IMAP access just disappeared?

Freakitchen · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:50

Any mods feel this should be elsewhere, please move, but I've just completely lost IMAP access for my gmail accounts and wondered if anyone else had the same? Outlook was throwing up some strange errors, so I signed on through webmail access and IMAP has disappeared from Forwarding/POP/Imap!! This is the same for both my domain managed through google apps and for my @gmail.com addresses.

Is it just me?!

marc2003 · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:53

Freakitchen said:
Is it just me?!

nope.

Freakitchen · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:55

Same message as I got. Is this Armageddon, do you think?!

dsb · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:55

just you my imap gmail is fine.

edit: maybe im wrong, but just sent mine via outlook and 1 from my mobile.

Tobes · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:57

Both my accounts no longer have IMAP as a feature.

VERY annoying.

Freakitchen · 16 Apr 2008 at 20:59

Guess this is why it's STILL a BETA.... :rolleyes:

marc2003 · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:02

well i aint going back to pop3. i'll just use the web interface until imap comes back.

Freakitchen · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:05

Likewise, heck I'd rather write a letter than use POP!

knowledge123 · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:05

I've just lost my gmail chat ability.

But the good news is I have Google Talk installed, and that works

gumbald · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:07

Wonder what's happening. Trust Google to mess about the day I get my iPhone with lovely e-mail simplicity!

Tobes · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:08

Think it might be gone... lol

gumbald · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:09

I just connected with Thunderbird fine...

Ironic Namesake · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:12

Gone here too ... damn, I use Gmail for all my work e-mails

Ironic Namesake · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:24

Working again

knowledge123 · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:25

OoOverclockaoO said:
Working again

Same!

Good ol' gmail.

Ol!ver · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:42

Yeah, went down for about 20 mins here. Back now.

Conrad11 · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:45

What's the difference between POP3 and IMAP then as I have been using gmail POP3 for a while?

Why is IMAP better?

Ol!ver · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:48

Conrad11 said:
What's the difference between POP3 and IMAP then as I have been using gmail POP3 for a while?

Why is IMAP better?

If you check your email from more than one place, IMAP is the way to go. If I read an email on my iPhone, it's marked as read on the desktop too. Same the other way too. The entire thing is kept on the server, not downloaded.

|Ric| · 16 Apr 2008 at 21:54

Why am I only learning gmail has imap :eek:

Freakitchen · 16 Apr 2008 at 22:10

Yep, back now for me too. Sorry about the panic