I don't know if it is because we use the premier edition but POP3 or IMAP is turned on automatically by checking POP3 or IMAP twice in a row. The first time if fails but the second time it succeeds, no logging into the account manually.
Thanks, _ /-\ ndrew On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:35 AM, David E. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Patrick Nix Jr. wrote: >> For those who may be using Google's branded services for ISPs can >> someone tell me where to go to find more information and how is it >> working for you. > > If I were starting a new outfit today, I'd probably just let them do all > the hard work, and host all my users' email. Domain names and Web > hosting are dirt-cheap, and if you want to be "just" an Internet access > provider, not doing any hosting and having relatively little > server-room-type infrastructure, it's a good way to save a few bucks. > > For a pre-existing outfit, though, migrating to Google Apps could be > tricky. For us, the one really big stumbling block was the fact that > most of our users use POP3 and something like Outlook Express or > Thunderbird. When last I looked into this, the Google Apps API wouldn't > let you enable POP3 and IMAP automatically. We'd have been forced to > have someone manually log into every mailbox and turn that on. > > (They said it was to force users to accept their TOS, but I can't escape > the feeling that Google wants people to use the Web interface because > that's where the ads are; forcing that initial login gives them a free > shot at showing you the Gmail interface, which admittedly is awfully > attractive.) > > David Smith > MVN.net > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
