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From: Woody on 5 Mar 2010 05:53 On 05/03/2010 10:49, Jim wrote: > On 2010-03-05, zoara<me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>>>> Gmail IMAP setup ? >>>> >>>> Nope. >>> >>> Unless you want to it to be Pushed. In which case 'yes'. >> >> You sure about that? Because Exchange and Google Mail are on different >> buttons in the setup screen, and if I tap the Exchange button it tells >> me I can't set up more than one account (I have one set up already), >> whereas tapping the Gmail button lets me start setting it up. >> >> Presumably the Gmail button sets up push? I don't know as I just use the >> standard IMAP credentials (I'm presuming push is the only difference >> between the two?) > > I'm _fairly_ sure. I get the impression that the 'standard' GMail setup is > either a timed or manual check, not push. I'd love to be wrong though. Yes, standard gmail is just an ordinary check. Setting it up as a push account is different (unlike yahoo). Currently I have the same account twice, once as a normal account and once as push, and the setups were different. -- Woody
From: Howard on 8 Mar 2010 10:00
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > On 05/03/2010 10:49, Jim wrote: > > On 2010-03-05, zoara<me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >>>>> Gmail IMAP setup ? > >>>> > >>>> Nope. > >>> > >>> Unless you want to it to be Pushed. In which case 'yes'. > >> > >> You sure about that? Because Exchange and Google Mail are on different > >> buttons in the setup screen, and if I tap the Exchange button it tells > >> me I can't set up more than one account (I have one set up already), > >> whereas tapping the Gmail button lets me start setting it up. > >> > >> Presumably the Gmail button sets up push? I don't know as I just use the > >> standard IMAP credentials (I'm presuming push is the only difference > >> between the two?) > > > > I'm _fairly_ sure. I get the impression that the 'standard' GMail setup is > > either a timed or manual check, not push. I'd love to be wrong though. > > Yes, standard gmail is just an ordinary check. Setting it up as a push > account is different (unlike yahoo). Currently I have the same account > twice, once as a normal account and once as push, and the setups were > different. Oye ... confusion :-(((( Thanks for all the input guys ... I am still in the dark though.. H |