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Questions tagged [gmail-imap]

IMAP is the Internet Message Access Protocol, and is often used when connecting to a Gmail account from a third party application.

IMAP is the Internet Message Access Protocol. It is used to download messages from a mail server to a third party client, such as Outlook or Thunderbird, so that they can be viewed offline later, or just used as an alternative to the Gmail web interface.

Gmail's IMAP server is imap.gmail.com, which uses port 993 and SSL.

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how to use Gmail tabs with IMAP?

Is there any way to apply an IMAP label to only the messages under the "Primary" tab in my Gmail? I'd like to use a console-based email client like Mutt or Gnus or Wanderlust to reply to messages, but I only want to see messages which Gmail has…
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How can I force Thunderbird to re-download a corrupted message from the IMAP server?

I have a mail message that is corrupted in Thunderbird, but correct on the IMAP server (which is Gmail). Is it possible for me to tell Thunderbird to discard its copy and re-download it from the server?
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Mutt seems to sync to Gmail IMAP only on quit

I am using Mutt 1.5.20 in Mac OS X Terminal. I have a Google mail account whose mail I fetch via IMAP. I also use a Gmail notifier app to notify me of new e-mail messages. My experience with Mutt dates no later than 1 week. The trouble is this: When…
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How can I import a .PST to GMail?

I desperately need the content of an email that I received at my work account (Exchange) from 2 years back. I no longer work there, my email account is long deleted, but I have a copy of the .PST file from that time, and I know the password for…
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Outlook 2013 and GMail: I want outlook delete action to archive not trash

In Outlook 2010 there was an option to have the delete action move the e-mails into a specific IMAP folder instead of moving them to trash. That option is apparently has been dropped in Outlook 2013. When I delete an e-mail in Outlook 2013, it ends…
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Read .msf/mbox files offline in Thunderbird

I have GMail account set up in Thunderbird 12.0.1 via IMAP. All the emails in it were synchronised to the client long ago. I no longer have access to the GMail account, but the mbox and .msf files are still there in my TB profile. How do I read the…
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How do I prevent Thunderbird from asking me to enter credentials for an inactive email account at startup?

I have 2 emails accounts in my Thunderbird application. One email account is my currently active email, and the second is an account from a previous employer. I no longer have access to the second email account, and so can no longer send or…
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Manage GMail account through Mozilla Thunderbird

For many years I've got a complete mess in my GMail account. I've decided to organize this account, though I cannot to this, because the default (web) interface and management tools of GMail are useless. So the first step, was to integrate my GMail…
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How to keep IMAP access to gmail after May 30?

Google has been kind enough to give lots of advance notice that it will stop providing "Less secure app access" to third party applications (image of email below). I use Outlook 2013 and 2019 (desktop app, not Office 365) to access gmail via IMAP. …
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Outlook 2013 keeps freezing, semi-consistently

I have an oddity of problem with my Outlook's stability. It seems to be freezing up, not at random intervals, but based on a seemingly strange combination of configurations. I have been trying many different combinations, I've even devolved to…
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Outlook 2010 doesn't like it when I tell it NOT to "Remember Password" for Gmail?

When I uncheck the "Remember Password" box, Outlook gives me an error when synchronizing, instead of asking me for my Gmail password. It works fine when I tell it to remember the password, though...
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How can I stop Outlook 2013 pop-up alerts

The other day I tried to send an attachment that was too large using my GMail account via Outlook 2013. Now every couple of minutes I get these popups that say: Your IMAP Server wants to Alert…
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Can the Windows 8 Mail app show Gmail's priority inbox?

I can't live without Gmail Priority Inbox, which right now means I can't live with the Mail app in Windows 8. Priority inbox essentially filters out messages that aren't important, and displays them in a separate list. The priority inbox list can…
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mutt with gmail imap: send email in background

I'm using mutt with gmail and everything works fine, but it is painfully slow at times. Much of this doesn't seem like it can be avoided, but I wondered if there wasn't a way to queue mail for send (using smtp.gmail.com) rather than having to wait…
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Thunderbird doesn't receive IMAP-PUSH mails from googlemail

I noticed for a while now that my thunderbird client is not receiving the mails "immediately" anymore, but has to regularly synchronize my IMAP folders with googlemail. I am also using Trillian Instant Messenger on the same computer, which is…
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