Originally Posted By: trabris
2. I'm fairly certain it was entirely due to POP3 access to my Gmail account. By default this is enabled. I didn't use POP3 access, so I've since disabled POP3 on my gmail. Everybody!!!! DISABLE POP3 ON YOUR GMAIL NOW.
I really hate to make this post, because now everyone will know that I'm not as smart as I have been pretending to be all this time. But...

I've never understood what POP3 and IMAP and SMTP were all about. Can someone explain them to me, preferably in words of one syllable or less, and how they relate to email?

I have turned off POP service on GMail, and IMAP was already turned off. Can I still send and receive emails? Apparently so, I just sent (and received) an email to myself.

Life was simpler when sending mail meant finding a six-cent airmail stamp (yes, I really am that old) and an envelope.

tanstaafl.
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