Slow gmail IMAP in Outlook or Thunderbird? Here's the solution

[|tera|]

http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/solutions-for-slow-gmail-imap-with-microsoft-outlook/1761/

Mind the database error code thrown around the site and focus on the article.

A simple google search for "google imap slow" gave me that link. I see many people are struggling with it.

After I changed the settings my send/receive took 20 seconds, for 4 mail accounts, which previously took almost 2 minutes.

Ciao
tera

 

[Syndyre]

Its always been fine in Thunderbird for me.

 

[|tera|]

Its always been fine in Thunderbird for me.

It sucked in Outlook with me

 

[Syndyre]

That's because its Outlook.

 

[andres101]

I still don't have IMAP access on gmail... how long do I have to wait?

 

[The_Techie]

I still don't have IMAP access on gmail... how long do I have to wait?

I've got IMAP on all 6 my Gmail accounts now Be patient, one of my Gmail accounts only got it yesterday

 

[andres101]

why would you have 6 gmail accounts?

 

[|tera|]

why would you have 6 gmail accounts?

I have 3, it comes in handy

 

[The_Techie]

why would you have 6 gmail accounts?

I use each one for different purposes (thepointlessemailaddress' sole purpose is to receive spam and emails from the guys at MyADSL, although sometimes it's hard to tell the difference )

 

[Daniedj]

I use each one for different purposes (thepointlessemailaddress' sole purpose is to receive spam and emails from the guys at MyADSL, although sometimes it's hard to tell the difference )

 

[andres101]

I just add a dot in somewhere when giving my email to spammers. That way when if the gmail spam filter do not pick up the message, I can easily block all email that was sent to that email addy.

for instance, rather than giving out the email [email protected], I would give out [email protected] (not that that is my real email addy).