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Gmail Goes Offline with Google Gears
28 Jan 2009
Gmail has introduced its latest Labs feature called offline Gmail to enable e-mail access even when you are not connected to the Internet.
Gmail uses its Google Gears open source web application to enable the "offline" mode. Currently, Google lists Firefox 2, 3, and the Internet Explorer 7 in its list of supported browsers.
The feature, which needs to be enabled from under the "Labs" option under Settings, downloads e-mails onto your computer and allows access even when there is no Internet connectivity.
Users will be able to access most of their emails, reply to them, and view starred and unread messages, just like they do when Gmail is online.
When you perform an action that needs web access, Gmail will queue the action and will execute it as soon the connection is restored.
Tags
google gears, gmail, email, offline access
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