David Chartier writing on Macworld has posted an interesting article “How to make Gmail work well with Mail – Outwit duplicate e-mail messages and other hassles by following these steps”
“Over time, though, both Google and third parties have attempted to bridge the gap between Gmail and Mail, with tactics that include adding more control over IMAP features and replicating some of Gmail’s productivity perks in Mail. Depending on your needs, Gmail and Mail can actually work quite well together, and we can show you how.”
Read more: http://www.macworld.com/article/157846/2011/03/mailgmail.html#lsrc.rss_main