Pop apop or imap gmail

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You're asking about the best way to access your Gmail account from a Linux terminal. Here are your options:

  1. imap: You can use the imap protocol to access your Gmail account using a mail client or a terminal-based email client like mutt or alpine. To do this, you'll need to enable IMAP in your Gmail settings.
  2. 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 like mutt or alpine to access your Gmail account using POP.
  3. pop3: Some Linux distributions use pop3 instead of pop. You can try using pop3 if pop 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."