> I don't believe it's outlook as I've done the typical things to
> streamline it - disabled add-ins, disabled rss feeds, etc.  i'm not
> using exchange, purely gmail.  i don't really have folders, and use
> primarily my inbox and sent folder.  even so getting the headers, and
> updating the cache can take forever... i had 50-60k emails in my all
> mail folder, and 30k in my inbox folder... i tried unsubscribing to
> all-mail, and things are still slow.  i'm also using my full email
> address with @gmail.com as another user mentioned it would speed
> things up.

> still, it's next to unusable right now.  pop seems fine.

> any help would be fantastic.

> Lon

> On Mar 19, 2:31 pm, Gmail Guide Yellow wrote:

> > Now that Gmail provides both POP and IMAP access, it's about time to
> > decide: which one's better for you? Let's break them down...

> > POP:
> > - offers one-way downloading of your messages from the Gmail servers
> > to your computer
> > - always downloads the entire message, making it easy to back-up your
> > mail
> > - only downloads your messages -- not your labels
> > - good for people who don't want to leave mail on Gmail's servers, or
> > don't want two-way synchronization

> > IMAP:
> > - offers two-way syncing between Gmail and mail client actions. If you
> > read a message in your email client, it will be marked read on the
> > web!
> > - save space by downloading only the message headers, or download
> > whole messages to work offline
> > - your labels appear as folders, and vice versa -- so it's easy to
> > stay organized
> > - provides access to Gmail's Drafts, Sent Mail and Spam folders
> > - great if you check your mail from multiple computers or mobile
> > devices -- you'll see the same messages and folders, no matter what
> > email client you're using
> > - a flexible, more reliable, more complete access choice

> > Still not sure? We think IMAP is best for most. If it's not quite
> > right for you, you can always switch.- Hide quoted text -

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