If you have large folders, the web interface is an order of magnitude faster than IMAP. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18553453/what-protocol-does-goog

If you have large folders, the web interface is an order of magnitude faster than IMAP. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18553453/what-protocol-does-google-use-for-gmail-not-imap-or-pop https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18553453/what-protocol-d...