Gmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetching
theregister.com••technology
Key Points:
- Google is discontinuing the feature that allows Gmail to collect mail from other email accounts via POP3, effectively ending the Gmailify service this month.
- The change was quietly announced in a support note, with limited communication from Google and restricted access to the announcement pages for Firefox users.
- Some experts speculate the move is related to security concerns, as POP3 requires sending passwords in plaintext, though Google has not officially confirmed this.
- Users will still be able to access other email accounts through the Gmail mobile app, but Gmail's web service will no longer retrieve emails from external accounts.
- The decision has sparked frustration among power users who relied on Gmailify for consolidating multiple email accounts, with some criticizing Google's recommendation to switch to
