Comments on: How To Access & Use Gmail Offline

By: Nay Minn

Nay Minn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:44:50 +0000

hello sir,
I can’t think I don’t know how to download all my message in my all mail

By: ally.

ally. — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:19:02 +0000

um, whats POP? can someone please tell me…? thanks! :]
coz i have 2 accounts too. and idk how i can use offline thing for both… idk if POP helps that though… well, thanks anyways!

By: Cedric

Cedric — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:59:47 +0000

Chris, There are many POP based email clients which will handle the multiple accounts problem, if that is the issue. That has always been the major advantage of Gmail, in that it does allow POP access for offline use! I’ve used Gmail offline since it started. The fact that Chrome has built in a substitute, is interesting but not really a significant inovation. I guess it might be useful if you cannot use POP for some reason?

By: Sharninder

Sharninder — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:22:04 +0000

I agree with Theregister’s article but this has nothing to do with Gears as such. If there is a vulnerability in Gmail, your data can be accessed anyway. The thing with online services is that you have to give your data to a third party and assume that they’ll keep it safe.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:37:54 +0000

But Google forgot something important: this feature does not work if you have several gmail accounts

By: Aibek

Aibek — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:49:32 +0000

I think it’s very useful feature to have. One of the main reason I prefer desktop email client is because it gives the opportunity to answer my emails when I am on the move. Now that seems to be possible with Gmail as well.

By: Brainiac

Brainiac — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:39:21 +0000

Thanks for heads up on this

By: Michael The Dumb Tech Geek

Michael The Dumb Tech Geek — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:06:52 +0000

I’m interested in that Flaky Connection Mode myself. I am 2 floors away from the wireless router in my house. Trying to get that wireless signal can sometimes be a real test of my patience. Not saying I have a ton of HIGH PRIORITY IMPORTANT READ NOW OR DIE emails coming down the lines, but still a good safety precaution.

By: lizard features

lizard features — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:14:20 +0000

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/18/google_gears_hack_attack/

“….Like almost all other offline web applications, offline Gmail works by creating the equivalent of a relational database on the client PC. The result: a single cross-site scripting (XSS) error or SQL injection vulnerability on the web server is all it takes to gain full access to the contents…”