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Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by tracker1 » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 5:03 PM UTC

password4321 wrote: post #351

rendx wrote: post #162

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use imapsync. Yes you can limit it to mails sent or received in a certain timespan. https://imapsync.lamiral.info/FAQ.d/FAQ.Archiving.txt

I'm guessing imapsync could be used to transfer email into Gmail to replace this POP client feature that is being removed, as long as it can sync into a folder.

Maybe... but at that point you're self-hosting a service/app instead of relying on google to pull your other account into gmail. At such point it may be best just to use your vanity email first, and yoink out your gmail into that account.

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by mrWiz » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 7:17 PM UTC

Right now I'm using a grandfathered-in free Google Workspace account to send/receive email from a custom domain. I'd like to transfer my email to another provider (Zoho, maybe?) to avoid getting rug-pulled by Google down the road. I'm assuming that if I transfer my email and domain (via IMAP, probably) I'll need to make new Google account for non-email related things (Docs, Drive, Youtube, etc). Does anyone know if this assumption is valid?

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by monocularvision » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 7:26 PM UTC

mrWiz wrote: post #372

Right now I'm using a grandfathered-in free Google Workspace account to send/receive email from a custom domain. I'd like to transfer my email to another provider (Zoho, maybe?) to avoid getting rug-pulled by Google down the road. I'm assuming that if I transfer my email and domain (via IMAP, probably) I'll need to make new Google account for non-email related things (Docs, Drive, Youtube, etc). Does anyone know if t…

I have had this same question for a while now.

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by hcaz » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 7:26 PM UTC

mrWiz wrote: post #372

Right now I'm using a grandfathered-in free Google Workspace account to send/receive email from a custom domain. I'd like to transfer my email to another provider (Zoho, maybe?) to avoid getting rug-pulled by Google down the road. I'm assuming that if I transfer my email and domain (via IMAP, probably) I'll need to make new Google account for non-email related things (Docs, Drive, Youtube, etc). Does anyone know if t…

Protonmail is a good alternative if its imap restrictions are not a problem for you

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by mrWiz » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 9:27 PM UTC

hcaz wrote: post #374

mrWiz wrote: post #372

Right now I'm using a grandfathered-in free Google Workspace account to send/receive email from a custom domain. I'd like to transfer my email to another provider (Zoho, maybe?) to avoid getting rug-pulled by Google down the road. I'm assuming that if I transfer my email and domain (via IMAP, probably) I'll need to make new Google account for non-email related things (Docs, Drive, Youtube, etc). Does anyone know if t…

Protonmail is a good alternative if its imap restrictions are not a problem for you

I'd prefer to have full IMAP support without needing a specialized app, otherwise Proton seems like a better choice than Zoho, which is definitely overkill for my needs.

[edit] I just found purelymail, which seems like a good fit.

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by e40 » Fri, Oct 03, 2025, 11:03 PM UTC

Workaccount2 wrote: post #265

e40 wrote: post #260

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a paying customer you had the ability to get a human on the line. Whether or not they would tell you why the account was closed is another matter.

I imagine their support is like UPS/Fedex, where they do everything possible to get you to hang-up, make you sit and wait between harrowing phone menus, all so that you can get a person in India who only can see the same tracking website that you see.

That's not really true, in my experience, but for this issue, I suspect they will be mostly useless. Account closures via algorithm are rarely reversible via customer support.

Citibank closed a 22 year account recently, via an algorithm, and I had to write an actual letter to get it reopened. And even then, the people on the other end were mostly useless, though they did reopen the account.

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by cess11 » Sat, Oct 04, 2025, 6:04 AM UTC

NetMageSCW wrote: post #294

cess11 wrote: post #174

I think most readers here could afford a domain name and email accounts with some local or otherwise small provider, that's a much better option.

That’s a terrible idea - putting your email at risk with a small local provider is asking for future trouble.

Not really, no.

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by sunnybeetroot » Sat, Oct 04, 2025, 10:02 AM UTC

xdanger wrote: post #165

Oh no, I have to go and setup my family's emails again. We have a domain and I used to forward to some gmail accounts (few don't want to use multiple email programs/accounts), but so much mail got lost (not even in spam folder) that I just had to switch everyone to pop3 fetch to gmail.com. Now at least email get's there, even if it's 30-60mins late (really annoying for logins/verifications/etc.). Maybe it's time to s…

Is my understanding correct that if you stop paying for your domain, someone else will register it and get access to all your accounts?

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by StopDisinfo910 » Sat, Oct 04, 2025, 2:05 PM UTC

NetMageSCW wrote: post #297

StopDisinfo910 wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article is about Gmail checking third party account through POP and not about checking Gmail using POP which remains supported.

I hope so but the article is incredibly unclear about that since it suggest an alternative is to configure IMAP on your third party account as an option.

Sorry but there is nothing unclear here. The correct answer is already in the submission title.

The suggestion is also correct. Checking third parties through IMAP remains supported.

I think it’s fair to expect some amount of reading comprehension from commenters. The bar is not particularly high here.

Re: Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP

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Post by fairramone » Sat, Oct 04, 2025, 4:38 PM UTC

burnte wrote: post #290

Dennip wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a super annoying quirk, lots of things don't work well if you're using workspace as a normal gmail account, and they don't quite warn you up front.

I had to admin Google Workspace maybe 9-10 years ago. It was rough but I thought they'd beep refining it. I'm back in a company using GW and I swear to god it's gotten worse. The basic features that simple don't exist are boggling. It is not a serious product and I feel bad for companies that have to use it. I've been here three months and I'm already planning our migration away.

What are you planning to migrate to?