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How to set up Gmail IMAP
The two most successful and popular email clients Gmail and Outlook are often considered completely separate. Gmail started out serving mainly personal email, while Outlook served mainly business email. But Gmail and Outlook can coexist. Let’s see how to do that by setting up Gmail IMAP settings in Outlook.
If you understand the detailed differences between IMAP and POP email protocols, you probably already have your answer. For the rest of us, here's a quick look at the two.
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) processes email directly on the server that hosts it. In the case of Gmail IMAP setups, that’s Google’s Gmail servers. POP (Post Office Protocol) downloads the email to put on your device and you work with it locally. Once the email is on your device, it’s no longer on the server.
