Gmail access through IMAP is here
One of the most awaited features for Gmail is IMAP.
After a few years, the Gmail IMAP access feature will be enabled in your account soon.
Don’t fret if you don’t see “IMAP Access” yet under the Settings menu. We’re rolling it out to everyone over the next few days.
The feature has been activated on some accounts, my Google Apps account which is tied to my domain mail service already has it (screenshot).
There is a fair amount of popular supported email clients, the list comes with detailed instructions on how to configure it.

October 28th, 2007
I’ve been waiting for this for months. I’m glad to see it finally arrive.
October 28th, 2007
Before I started using Gmail I was using an IMAP server, and I really liked it. It will be fun to give it a try.