Gmail experienced some technical issues today with the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) system that allows businesses to gain access to their email and desktop server from remote locations. Google works in association with such desktop Internet messaging organization and receiving software such as Thunderbird and Microsoft Entourage which is used by many companies world wide.
While it may have been frustrating and scary for a lot of remote server business folks, Google made a statement earlier today claiming that “Gmail users had difficulty accessing some features in Gmail for about a half hour today. The issue is now resolved.”
So don’t panic, while Google is still beta testing other business related software such as Google Apps and other services, it is smart to always keep a back up of your files in case (ack! the end of the world) something catastrophic like Google crashing actually happens. (eek. Scary.)
Original Source Material Cited From: C|Net News Today in article entitled “Gmail afflicted with remote access problem” Stephen Stickland
