The Answers Are Here (Gmail, Google Apps, Google Analytics)
Since I first found and begun using Google Analytics, I have been addicted to watching the visitor stats of the various sites I administer. This blog is no exception and while I haven't really gone out of my way to advertise this Web 2.0 journey of mine, it continues to receive a steady trickle of traffic. The primary source of said traffic being search queries. Of the 80+ keyword combinations use to discover this blog, around 90% relate to Google Apps For Your Domain and more specifically, POP3 mail access. I'm not entirely certain how my earlier entry ended up so popular a result but who am I to argue?
As a result of this constant inquiry, I decided it was only fair that I do a bit of foot work on my own and try to do something useful for the poor souls that wander by. And so with no further ado I present below links to specific support pages on configuring POP3 in GAFYD:
General POP3 Access Information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/users/bin/topic.py?topic=10233
Enabling POP Access:
http://www.google.com/support/a/users/bin/answer.py?answer=13273&topic=10233
The key thing that differentiates GAFYD configuration from a standard Gmail account is that when entering your account name, you would enter yourname@yourdomain.com instead of yourname@gmail.com. Otherwise all the settings seem to be the same.
From my own point of view, since signing up for Google Apps I haven't really used the POP3 access provided. I did spend a couple of weeks syncing my accounts up with my PDA for use during my daily commute, but in the end I realised that I tended to check my e-mail more often from places I already had Internet access. Due to this I have since ditched the syncing and instead use my time offline to power through my daily feeds.
Of course should I someday find myself in need of offline access to my hosted e-mail, POP3 would certainly do the job. I would still prefer to use the glorious Gmail interface with the aid of Google Gears, but I don't think I'll be holding my breath.
Categories: Web2.0, GoogleApps, Gmail, Analytics
As a result of this constant inquiry, I decided it was only fair that I do a bit of foot work on my own and try to do something useful for the poor souls that wander by. And so with no further ado I present below links to specific support pages on configuring POP3 in GAFYD:
General POP3 Access Information:
http://www.google.com/support/a/users/bin/topic.py?topic=10233
Enabling POP Access:
http://www.google.com/support/a/users/bin/answer.py?answer=13273&topic=10233
The key thing that differentiates GAFYD configuration from a standard Gmail account is that when entering your account name, you would enter yourname@yourdomain.com instead of yourname@gmail.com. Otherwise all the settings seem to be the same.
From my own point of view, since signing up for Google Apps I haven't really used the POP3 access provided. I did spend a couple of weeks syncing my accounts up with my PDA for use during my daily commute, but in the end I realised that I tended to check my e-mail more often from places I already had Internet access. Due to this I have since ditched the syncing and instead use my time offline to power through my daily feeds.
Of course should I someday find myself in need of offline access to my hosted e-mail, POP3 would certainly do the job. I would still prefer to use the glorious Gmail interface with the aid of Google Gears, but I don't think I'll be holding my breath.
Categories: Web2.0, GoogleApps, Gmail, Analytics
posted by Adam at 9:33 PM
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