i've tried the pop version of gmail. i must say that even though it is ultra cool to get webmail via a pop client, you lose some of that lovable gmail functionality.

1) everything comes into your inbox (even sent mail, and i think spam, too); it looks like the pop process is pulling from the "all mail" area of gmail.

2) no more labels; labels are my favorite thing in gmail. i apply 2 or 3 labels to every email. it makes finding messages guaranteed. if you aren't using labels, you are missing out on one of the biggest differenciators of gmail (second only to the 1gb size limitation). anyway, you'll have to reorganize your messages inside your pop client via the old-school folders method.

...that's not to say the pop access doesn't have it's merits:

1) if you prefer a thick pop client over a web client, the pop method is the way to go. may i recommend mozilla thunderbird?

2) you can read your mail offline.
2:34:18 PM