How come I don’t have Gmail IMAP yet?
Dear Googel!
Where is my fucking IMAP access? Seriously! I’ve been a loyal fanboi for years. I use Gmail, Gtalk, Google Desktop, Adsense Ads, Google Analytics, Google Docs and your search engine on a daily basis. Now that I think about it, it’s actually kinda scary how many Google aps I actually use. 
And yet, despite all of that, to date I haven’t seen that coveted IMAP option in my settings. WTF Google? Am I not worthy? What else do you want!
Everyone on the internets now is like “ooh, look I got Gmail IMAP access!” So I’m asking - where is mine? I need you to like, get on it and get it done! I better have it by Monday.
okthxbai
Update 11/01/2007 03:26:06 PM
Wohoo! I got it! See comments.
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October 25th, 2007 at 4:38 pm (6694) [Quote]
I noticed I’m missing IMAP in mine too… I tried to setup my iPod Touch’s mail client to use Gmail’s IMAP thing today, but there was no option to turn it on in the Gmail settings!
Posted usingOctober 25th, 2007 at 7:54 pm (6696) [Quote]
It’s few days away…we’ve waited long enough, few more days won’t kill us, or will it? I want my IMAP access now dammit! lol!
Posted usingOctober 25th, 2007 at 8:26 pm (6697) [Quote]
i’m still waiting too .. actually two friends of mine who’ll never use imap have it but I still have to wait .. it’s not fair .. I think they noticed I logged in quite frequently just to check whether imap is available or not .. and they’ll keep me suffering … *sigh* .. but tomorrow is another day ..
Posted usingOctober 25th, 2007 at 11:01 pm (6698) [Quote]
Let’s hope that Gmail will see the repeated occurrences of the words Gmail and IMAP in the comment notifications from this post and will get the hint.
Posted usingOctober 26th, 2007 at 4:29 am (6699) [Quote]
I didn’t even know there’s IMAP access in Gmail. Just checked it today and lo! IMAP is enabled! Woot~~~!!
Yeah, I hate web interfaces too. Avoid it like the plague. I use Outlook Express and check my gmail using POP. Let’s try IMAP now!
Posted usingOctober 26th, 2007 at 8:33 am (6701) [Quote]
Features like this are seem to be rolled out to “lightly used” accounts first - my 10 year old sister always gets new features in her gmail account before I do.
Posted usingOctober 26th, 2007 at 9:34 am (6702) [Quote]
@Muhammad - I officially hate you now!
@jambarama - lightly used you say… Sigh, this means I’m not getting my IMAP in a long while then, because there is nothing light about my use of Gmail. Then again, my mailbox is only like 15% full so I’m probably not the heaviest user either.
Posted usingOctober 27th, 2007 at 11:17 am (6725) [Quote]
THIS IS *()*$)(*#)(*$#!!!
Yep, I’ve been trying to figure out why I am being treated as a second class citizen… is it because I depend on it too much?!
Posted usingoh well, who ever has it since 2004.. let me know if you got ir ot not..
October 27th, 2007 at 12:39 pm (6728) [Quote]
Man, gmail IMAP kinda sucks. The service is too slow on my Outlook 2007, and it keeps getting disconnected on Outlook Express.
Looks like I’m back using POP with Outlook Express.
Posted usingOctober 28th, 2007 at 8:14 pm (6749) [Quote]
I’m waiting too! i only have IMAP enabled in my Google Apps account but not in my Gmail account.
@Muhammad: use Thunderbird! it’s way better and faster than Outlook.
Posted usingOctober 28th, 2007 at 11:15 pm (6752) [Quote]
I think that there’s something to what “jambarama” said above. I just got IMAP access enabled on my other (much less used) gmail account while my main account still only has POP.
Posted usingNovember 1st, 2007 at 3:28 pm (6799) [Quote]
Yes! I got it! And it’s actually pretty fast working with Thunderbird.
If you are waiting for it, go check it again now!
If you don’t have it yet, you are probably using Gmail more than I do.
Posted usingNovember 1st, 2007 at 4:17 pm (6800) [Quote]
I checked earlier, and it wasn’t there, but looking again just now it is! Yey for faster Gmail on my iTouch
Posted usingFebruary 2nd, 2008 at 9:08 pm (7954) [Quote]
what do I have to do to get that IMAP gmail thing …
Posted usingstrange how the feature pops up to some users only
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:30 pm (7956) [Quote]
I don’t know man. I thought they rolled it out to all accounts by now. I think they only thing you can do is wait.
Posted usingMarch 26th, 2008 at 11:23 am (8605) [Quote]
When it was first introduced, IMAP was only enabled if your language setting was “English (US)”. It works now for “English (UK)” too, but maybe it is still not available for all languages?
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