Comments on: Gmail Tip: Trick Gmail Into Checking Your POP3 Accounts Often

By: Adam Doyle

Adam Doyle — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:59:14 +0000

You could use the Windows task scheduler (which is sortof the Windows-equivalent of the Linux cronjobs service) like this:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/send-automated-emails-save-time-sendemail-windows-task-scheduler/

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:59:10 +0000

Great – I love your tip on using IMAP to get the same inbox on several devices. And it is so simple – if only I had known this already earlier.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:11:38 +0000

/bin/mail -s “Email For Gmail” you@email.com >/dev/null 2>&1

By: Du Nguyen

Du Nguyen — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:50:46 +0000

Same situation here. Could you please share the script here? Thank you!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:04 +0000

I’ve been unable to get this working and I can’t figure out why. Is there something I need to change for my pop3 host that could be preventing gmail from checking?

I have an email account setup through a domain I have hosted with HostGator. Maybe a setting I’m missing somewhere.
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By: Jay Vasse

Jay Vasse — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:23:05 +0000

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Weg von web.de « Randnotizen — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:06:59 +0000

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By: Klaus

Klaus — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:59:26 +0000

Hi Roger,

Personally, I simply put up a PHP script (to send the actual e-mail) on one of my domains, in a bunch of weird-named subfolders (so it can’t be guessed easily), and then in the “command” for the scheduled task, I just put:

curl –silent http:…

And then the scheduled task is set to run every 10 minutes (*/10) between a specified timeframe (I don’t need it to run in the evenings, then I don’t mind my email arriving delayed).
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By: Roger Huston

Roger Huston — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:36:35 +0000

I want to setup a customer service email so whomever is watching the store, they can log on to Gmail and get the emails. However, we don’t get a lot, but when we do, it is important we react right away.

This just shows you how the “Geniuses” over that at Google think and why they just don’t get business. Timing matters to business.

I like this idea and want to use it. I know how to setup a CRON job on CPANEL, however, I need to find out how to write a script to send an email. Any ideas?

- Roger

By: Pok

Pok — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:07:55 +0000

For those of us who wouldn’t know a chron if it leap up and bit us, an alternative is to set up forwarding to another email address that just bounces it back (eg another email with forwarding on it). Then the more often Gmail checks, the more emails get bounced back and so on… I’m trying this at the moment and will let you know what check rate it gets up to!