Fresh from the Google Labs comes a new experimental feature for Gmail--the ability to use the application in offline mode and then transfer messages when an internet connection is available. This latest addition to the company's email service is certain to make life easier for people who communicate online on the move.
"Once you turn on this feature, Gmail uses Gears [software by Google, which adds new features to your web browser] to download a local cache of your mail. As long as you're connected to the network, that cache is synchronized with Gmail's servers. When you lose your connection, Gmail automatically switches to offline mode, and uses the data stored on your computer's hard drive instead of the information sent across the network. You can read messages, star and label them, and do all of the things you're used to doing while reading your webmail online. Any messages you send while offline will be placed in your outbox and automatically sent the next time Gmail detects a connection. And if you're on an unreliable or slow connection (like when you're 'borrowing' your neighbor's wireless), you can choose to use 'flaky connection mode,' which is somewhere in between: it uses the local cache as if you were disconnected, but still synchronizes your mail with the server in the background. Our goal is to provide nearly the same browser-based Gmail experience whether you're using the data cached on your computer or talking directly to the server."
Go to the Official Google Blog for more info and a nice video.
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