I was thinking if a plugin could be made that would convert gmail to POP3. There are a couple of programs out there, such as PTGTM, that check for new gmail every few minutes, and then convert it to POP3 so outlook can read it. I know nothing about plugin creation so my question would be if its possible.

Pop goes the Gmail acts as a layer between Microsoft Outlook (or any POP3 mail reader) and Gmail allowing you to read your email in any standard POP3 mail client without having to use your web browser.

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for more details about setting it up see
Kryptonate's reply to gmail new mail notification

yes i know how to set it up, but i would rather have a plugin act as that layer than another program

Yeah!!!!!!!

I hate having to use seperate programs to check my e-mail it really makes me mad!!!

All Gmail users like myself should support this!

why would a plugin help/be any different ? the plugin would still use up your ram ?

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Originally posted by toddy
the plugin would still use up your ram

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Originally posted by stevonw
All Gmail users like myself should support this!

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well if ram isn't the problem, wots wrong with using the "another program"

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Originally posted by toddy
well if ram isn't the problem, wots wrong with using the "another program"

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i think there is an API out there (try googling gmail api) to interface... and i agree, i posted a thread similar on neowin.net

there ar ethree main functions to get gmail working properly, and i think most are possible

checking for new messages
sending e-mail funtionality with contacts
links to go to inbox being changed (most definantly cant be done without hacking msn itself, which most wouldnt want i assume)

but possibly a /gmail would load your inbox
who knows


and the way to intercept the mailto: without a program is to use the registry...

quoted from the gmailto website (currently down)

Other Info
If any of you are interested in making your own program similar/better to this, here is the important info you'll need. This program is really, really simple though. It basically grabs the variable values out of a mailto link and opens the GMail compose URL below with those values added to it.
GMail Compose Email URL
https//gmail.google.com/?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fgmail%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fgmail%3Fview%3Dpage%26name%3Dcompose%26fs%3D1%26tearoff%3D1%26cmid%3D5"
Or sometimes this https://gmail.google.com/?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fgmail%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fgmail%3Fview%3Dcm%26fs%3D1%26tearoff%3D1%26cmid%3D5"
NOTE: You have to double escape spaces in everything after the "dest=" variable. So instead of "+" or "%20", you need to use "%2520". You also have to double escape the pound symbol. So instead of this "#" it is this "%2523".
GMail Field Variables
Just append any of these to the GMail Compose Email URL above.
Email To: "to"
Usage: "%26to%3Dmike%40rabidsquirrel%2Enet"
CC: "cc"
Usage: "%26cc%3D"
Comma Delimited list of emails
BCC: "bcc"
Usage: "%26bcc%3D"
Comma Delimited list of emails
Subject Line: "su"
Usage: "%26su%3DYour%2520Subject%2520Line"
Body: "body"
Usage: "%26body%3DBlahblah"
Registry Locations
This is how you associate GMail with Mailto links.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\mailto\shell\open\command
Change the default value to this: C:\Program Files\G-Mailto\G-Mailto.exe "%1"
These make G-Mailto show up in the Internet Options > Programs Tab > Email selection box.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\G-Mailto
Create this Key
Change the default value to this: G-Mailto
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\G-Mailto\Protocols\mailto\shell\open\command
Create this Key
Change the default value to this: C:\Program Files\G-Mailto\G-Mailto.exe "%1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\G-Mailto\Shell\open\command
Create this Key
Change the default value to this: C:\Program Files\G-Mailto\G-Mailto.exe


links for the api:

http://johnvey.com/features/gmailapi/   (WARNING .NET! but could be some usefull info there)

thats gmailto (i found the info frmo googles cache)
http://www.rabidsquirrel.net/G-Mailto/

so is anyone going to take on this project?

go have a look at Gmailer XP, currently only in Nightly builds but its got great potential. It doesn't quite change it to pop3, but u can do everything with Gmail on your computer, read etc. with a clean interface like gmail's. Filters and settings can be changed in it and they will also be affected on the server.
For more information go to -> http://gmailerxp.sourceforge.net/

From frontpage of site:
GmailerXP is the be-all-end-all utility app for Google's Gmail service. The program allows users to do anything that they can do online, it also combines all the features of the other programs (GML, Gmailto, etc.) The ONLY Gmail app you'll ever need.