Technically, it's more syncing than downloading, but it does mean copies of recent emails will be stored on your computer as well as the web. First, enable IMAP in Gmail. Screenshot: Google ...

Regardless, follow the instructions below to enable the IMAP protocol within Gmail while using the standard view of the email client.

The process is pretty simple: Enable IMAP in your Gmail account settings through a Web browser, then create a new "Other" mail account in your iPhone's mail settings (the "Gmail" icon for creating ...

To start using these options, go to the Labs tab of your Gmail settings and enable the Advanced IMAP Controls feature. Be sure to click Save Changes, and Gmail will refresh itself, bringing you ...

Are you one network outage away from losing all your email archives? Joe Kissell shows you how to minimize your chances of losing email by backing up the contents of your Gmail account.

You already know how to turn Thunderbird into the ultimate Gmail/IMAP client, but lots of folks are using Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis (whether by personal or company choice.) The How-To ...

The folks over at Download Squad have stumbled across persuasive evidence that Google is adding IMAP support to Gmail. While the option to use IMAP has not showed up in my Gmail account yet (or ...

Gmail Labs keeps cranking out the hits — this time the experimental project is a collection of Advanced IMAP Controls. The most useful of the new features is a way to selectively control which ...