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O.P. Idea/Suggestion - Gmail
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.
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08-05-2004 09:19 PM
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RE: Idea/Suggestion - Gmail
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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Kryptonate's reply to gmail new mail notification

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08-05-2004 09:33 PM
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yes i know how to set it up, but i would rather have a plugin act as that layer than another program
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RE: Idea/Suggestion - Gmail
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!
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why would a plugin help/be any different ? the plugin would still use up your ram ?
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RE: Idea/Suggestion - Gmail
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the plugin would still use up your ram
RAM isn't an issue here, the memory usage is so small in either case...as for a plugin I can't think of a way to do it, the plugin would have to have its own way of logging into gMail without opening a browser and returning the necessary information.

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All Gmail users like myself should support this!
A lot do, but what are you going to do about it? MSN can't do anything themselves because of legal reasons...
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well if ram isn't the problem, wots wrong with using the "another program"

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well if ram isn't the problem, wots wrong with using the "another program"
Simply because it's a lot nicer to have everything in one program, even if they are added, its just a lot easier and organised to have the ability to have Gmail in MSN Messenger...
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RE: Idea/Suggestion - Gmail
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/
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O.P. RE: Idea/Suggestion - Gmail
so is anyone going to take on this project?
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