I've been definitely having problems with the system hamging when retrieving messages in the last couple weeks. It could be a browser issue, but seems to span different browsers.

Do you mean that your browser "hangs?" Does it hang completely and you have to restart the browser?

I've never had this problem with Firefox or Safari. I do remember Gmail telling me to turn off Firebug, because it would slow things down.

The browser was fine - but gmail would show "Loading..." for indefinite lengths of time using the javascript version of gmail.

Same. Happened on my system at work and at home. At home was due to the skype plugin. I fixed the work one by just using their non-javascript client. It would get locked in the loading screen at the start and keep refreshing. Very frustrating.

Someone prefers Zimbra to Gmail? Zimbra, of all things? Well, each to their own, I suppose. In my experience, it would be hard to find a webmail client that is worse than Zimbra.

Zimbra's webmail client is definitely worse than the gmail interface, but as Om's IMAP reference should have suggested to you, there are more ways to get to email than through your browser. Those of us who sometimes need to do email work while disconnected or who prefer a richer client interface can use IMAP or even (shudder) Exchange interfaces to get to the Zimbra mailboxes. On this particular facet gmail really, really sucks.

I've heard this complaint before, but I personally use Gmail almost exclusively via IMAP, and it works fine.

I haven't had problems with Gmail losing my mail, but I've found it hard to sift through conversations to find what I need. Search doesn't always help with that.

Maybe I'm old, but I still like Yahoo! Mail's old web 1.0 interface. Maybe that's just because I know all the quirks after years, but I can find what I need quickly and store messages easily.

At work we have been using Google Apps for your domain for ~6 months as well and NO PROBLEMS. Everyone loves it, even the interface ;)

I've definitely had problems - emails that show up in Gmail but never get downloaded via POPm 6+ hour delays for messages.

nope, mine has been golden. thanks for asking though! ;)

No, works perfectly via POP3/SMTP and, seldom, web. Although, last week I had some problems with GTalk using Adium, it connected but the contact list didn't refresh.

It did, until FF3 came out.

Never had any of the problems you are describing.

No, it rocks... Google apps working fine here,

nope, haven't had any of that.

no. No problems with my gmail account. specific information with supporting evidence would also be nice for an article this high in the HN news rankings...