Pop apop or imap gmail
A popular question!
You're asking about the best way to access your Gmail account from a Linux terminal. Here are your options:
- imap: You can use the
imap
protocol to access your Gmail account using a mail client or a terminal-based email client likemutt
oralpine
. To do this, you'll need to enable IMAP in your Gmail settings. - pop: Another option is to use the
pop
protocol, which is similar to IMAP but less secure. You can use a mail client or a terminal-based email client likemutt
oralpine
to access your Gmail account using POP. - pop3: Some Linux distributions use
pop3
instead ofpop
. You can try usingpop3
ifpop
doesn't work.
Here's an example of how you can use mutt
to access your Gmail account using IMAP:
mutt -f imap://username:[email protected]
Replace username
and password
with your Gmail username and password, respectively.
If you prefer to use alpine
, you can use the following command:
alpine -f imap://username:[email protected]
Make sure to enable IMAP in your Gmail settings and allow less secure apps to access your account. You can do this by going to your Google Account settings, clicking on "Security," and enabling "Less secure app access."