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I'm a convert to Gmail myself and use my Gmail account to download emails from my own's domain's POP3 email servers. I like the fact that Gmail remains on the server, so that all of it is available from anywhere (cyber cafe, iPhone, laptop, desktop etc etc).
So when a local business approached me and asked for a simple way for them to access all their emails from everywhere, I figured that Gmail would be a good solution, and duly set them up a Gmail account which fetches emails from their domain's POP3 servers. Thus they can access all their emails on 2 smartphones (one Android, one iPhone), two mobile laptops and 2 desktop PCs.
However it's become quite an issue recently that Gmail only fetches emails from POP3 accounts every now and again. It's got some algorithm it uses to decide how often it needs to check and does so at least once an hour, usually more like every 20-30 minutes. Of course this means that emails sent to the POP3 servers appear to arrive very late, or delayed, and this has caused them quite some inconvenience recently.
So I ask you the esteemed technical folks on CUK to suggest how this could be better set up, so that all new emails appear on all devices almost instantaneously (or say within 5 minutes like Outlook used to manage in the "old days") and so that all historical emails are similarly available for everyone.
They have 4 POP3 email addresses. But as a small business, everyone can read everyone's email so that if person A is out of the office, person B can see their email and respond on their behalf if necessary. They do like that one email address is not tied to one computer, as it was in the days when they used Outlook Express.
Thanks in advance of any ideas!
EDIT: by Gmail, I mean the free one, not Google Apps for Business
So when a local business approached me and asked for a simple way for them to access all their emails from everywhere, I figured that Gmail would be a good solution, and duly set them up a Gmail account which fetches emails from their domain's POP3 servers. Thus they can access all their emails on 2 smartphones (one Android, one iPhone), two mobile laptops and 2 desktop PCs.
However it's become quite an issue recently that Gmail only fetches emails from POP3 accounts every now and again. It's got some algorithm it uses to decide how often it needs to check and does so at least once an hour, usually more like every 20-30 minutes. Of course this means that emails sent to the POP3 servers appear to arrive very late, or delayed, and this has caused them quite some inconvenience recently.
So I ask you the esteemed technical folks on CUK to suggest how this could be better set up, so that all new emails appear on all devices almost instantaneously (or say within 5 minutes like Outlook used to manage in the "old days") and so that all historical emails are similarly available for everyone.
They have 4 POP3 email addresses. But as a small business, everyone can read everyone's email so that if person A is out of the office, person B can see their email and respond on their behalf if necessary. They do like that one email address is not tied to one computer, as it was in the days when they used Outlook Express.
Thanks in advance of any ideas!
EDIT: by Gmail, I mean the free one, not Google Apps for Business
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