Thanks for this Chris. I just wanted to make sure that it was not something to do with my system. I agree that for a free service it is remarkably good. perhaps it's popularity is overloading it! Douglas On 25 Mar 2009 at 13:30, Chris Hallsworth wrote: > Yes I've had that problem but I just try to live with it. Remember, you do > get what you pay for in life. > > -- > Chris Hallsworth > e-mail: christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:14 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Google Mail problem > > > I believe that there are several list members who, like myself, use Google > Mail. During the last week or so I am finding at times that POP3 download > is painfully slow - 10 messages took several minutes this morning on one > occasion, yet at other times they come in like lightening! > > I would be interested to know if anyone else is having this problem - if > so I wonder whether it could be that the Google servers are overloaded at > times. > > Douglas > -- Douglas Harrison ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq