Comments on: Gmail offline: A guided tour

Offline Gmail works mostly the same as online Gmail. But there are some steps required to enable it. Here's what to expect.

[T1Pimp]

You can read up on Offline Gmail security here: http://www.paulspoerry.com/2009/01/29/offline-gmail-is-it-secure/

[queticomn]

Gmail in Permanent Beta status, well that sums that up.

[monkeyfun14]

"Only about 10,000 messages will be downloaded--the newest and most recently used."


Erm only?

[harris115]

I set this up for two gmail accts in firefox and chrome. I synced as directed, and made two shortcuts on Windows XP desktop as suggested--one for each browser. I disconnected network, and clicked on these. I get usual browseer error--cannot connect. I cannot get to the offline gmail. I do NOT see any sort of "grey circle with bar" as referenced above in CNET instructions., which are obviously incomplete. I wasted my time.Clicking the gray circle-with-a-bar icon. Can someone give PROPER INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE.

[billpoly]

I finally decided to give Gmail Offline a try. One thing in this article appears to be incorrect. The section describing the Settings | Date Range | Included (no matter how old) area states that " Any label you've clicked on will be archived offline.". This does not appear to be the case.

Gmail Offline uses an algorithm/heuristics to determine which conversations/lables are synchronized. The link below provides some good information.

How much gets synchronized? http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-labs-help-offline/web/how-much-gets-synchronized

The key takeaway from the link is "At this time, there's no way to customize which of your labels are synced, but we're working on it so stay tuned."