Log into email once every 12 months?

I recently logged into the web email client for Comcast (I never do.  It's slow and painful to use) and got a popup that I have to log into email once every 12 months or the email will be marked inactive.

I'm assuming that getting email from a client counts?  Right now I get my comcast email through gmail and that this would count as a login as it has to log into pull mail via SMTP or IMAP.