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Google has quietly announced that anyone can try our a gmail account, including features like large storage capacity and POP3 account access.
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In other words, now you can send an e-mail from
[email protected] instead of
[email protected], if you want.
Why is this a big deal to me?
Well, for one, that was the only feature stopping me from switching away from Yahoo Mail for good.
Now I no longer have that excuse.
The new feature doesn't allow you to check POP3 mail through Gmail, but you can hack it by setting up a redirect from your POP3 account to your Gmail account.
With a simple rule, you can automatically label mail from that account accordingly and reply as if you were managing that POP3 account.
Learn how to enable this functionality on Gmail's help page.
Once again, count on Google to offer a functional and simple solution that Microsoft would have spent two years trying to solve.
Oh, and Gmail is now open to everyone, too.
The only catch is, if you want an account, you'll have to send a text message to Google requesting your account.
Seems kinda weird to me, but I'm sure the big G has an ulterior motive relating to its upcoming mobile phone ambitions.
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