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    What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

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    by rkuhn040172 ·

    What’s your favorite internet email service and why?

    Like most, I have a feeling mine is my favorite simply because I’ve been using it for a very long time and I’m just used to it.

    Sort of like most of our choices of OS’s, we’re just used to it and don’t want to change.

    Anyways, my favorite especially with the new user inference is Yahoo Mail. But I also use Gmail as well.

    I started using Gmail awhile back because they gave me a 1 GB of storage which at the time was enormous. Now everyone is going in that direction.

    I can’t really say I like the Gmail interface, but I realize that’s just a personal preference.

    Anyways, to start the thread, what I’m really asking is not just personal preferences but also performance, features, reliability, spam filtering, virus scanning, etc.

    What would you recommend to someone looking to sign up for a new account? And how many of you run your own email server at home like me? What do you run and what OS, spam software, virus scanning, etc.

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    • #2497261

      Here’s a really dumb question.

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      In addition to the information rickk requested, would the respondents be so kind as to answer one more question?

      I’ve never used an Internet-based e-mail service. What do each of you see as the advantages and disadvantages over server or POP3 based mail systems?

      Thanks!

      • #2497177

        Not What You Are Looking For But

        by rkuhn040172 ·

        In reply to Here’s a really dumb question.

        The most obvious answer is, for example, my Gmail account.

        I use it for anything on-line that requires an email address for registration, account setups, etc.

        That’s 1 GB of spam infested, pyramid marketing scams, Nigerian crap. That’s all I really use it for. Sorry Google, but thanks.

        My own email server at home is for very limited purposes, my Yahoo account is for friends and family, and my work account is for work.

      • #2497168

        Biggest advantage of Internet-based sevices

        by nicknielsen ·

        In reply to Here’s a really dumb question.

        Being able to send mail from anywhere you can log in. There are some limitations to POP mail.

        For example, if the WiFi hot spot where you are working gets its service from BellSouth (excuse me, the “new” AT&T) and you need to send email, you’re screwed. Bell South does not allow SMTP clients to send mail through their servers unless you have a BellSouth account. In addition, even with the account there are two limitations:
        1. You must set up a client configuration which breaks the client for all other connections (non-default ports).
        2. The From address must be within the BellSouth domain (bellsouth.*); all other domains are blocked by default to prevent relays.

        Edit: The biggest disadvantage to me as a user of web-based email is the time delays inherent in marking messages, finding the correct button, and waiting for the server response, particularly during peak times (lunch and right after school/work).

        That said, I have two POP accounts (personal and corporate) and two personal webmail accounts (Hotmail & GMail). I don’t really have a favorite; each serves its purpose.

      • #2483154

        Some information about email, webmail, POP, IMAP, SMTP

        by oeaguirre ·

        In reply to Here’s a really dumb question.

        Hi, first of there are a few very important differences between webmail and POP/IMAP accounts. I prefer webmail, specifically gmail because of its light interface (no moving ads, no machine-consuming scripts) and big space (more than 2700 MB); btw, gmail can be used as folders, just label one or more emails and then ‘archive’ them, they will disappear from your inbox.
        Ok back to the topic, webmail is a way to accessing your emails via a web interface,
        pros: you can access it from any internet connected machine.
        you don’t deal with backups or disk space
        cons: you cannot access it from offline computers (but that’s now very uncommon nowadays).
        POP: a way to access and download emails from a pop-capable server.
        I’d recommend configuring the POP client to synchronize instead of download the messages, that way, you still have your emails on the server, not only on your computer.
        IMAP: another way to access and download emails from a server, but this is more advanced than POP as it does not download the whole emails but only the headers to show you the list, then if you want to read one, it only downloads the one you want to read. It can be used on an ‘offline’ or disconnected fashion and the client (i.e. thunderbird) would keep the synchronization even your output or to-be-sent emails. Another advantage with IMAP is that it supports serverside folders, which POP doesnt.

        SMTP is another part of the story, it is the Simple Mail Transport Protocol, and it is used only to send emails. Sending and receiving emails are two very different ‘tasks’ and are completely independent.

        To be able to have a local SMTP server (be it sendmail or postfix, which I recommend) you need not only to setup a Unix machine (I would not recommend a windoze machine for an internet services server), the email server (which can be very easy, as with postfix) but also you’ll need to deal with backups (or you’ll be exposed to loosing your inbox if something happens to your server/disks) but also to the dynamic IP schema which is the normal way of working with ISP that uses *DSL with DHCP. Hence you’ll need to setup and use some kind of dinamic DNS system.

        hope this answers some doubts (and dont produce more 🙂 )

        regards

        • #2483121

          Not Problems, but not enough knowledge

          by shaun.g ·

          In reply to Some information about email, webmail, POP, IMAP, SMTP

          It is all very well to say that, and I understood most of what you wrote, hoever, I do not have the knowleddege to set up something akin to that at all.

        • #2499295

          mail on not to mail

          by weddude ·

          In reply to Not Problems, but not enough knowledge

          i use web-based also opera-mail work for personal main and hotmail or yahoo for junk..
          i let my sons use my isp based mail accounts

        • #2499258

          unless you are in elementary school josh….

          by kaicremata ·

          In reply to Not Problems, but not enough knowledge

          you can do it…
          i solve 50% of my problems by googling something like this
          “set thunderbird to work with google”
          and then look at your choices,
          you may have to fiddle with your question,
          but as you read you will find the path…

          crap, one day i couldnt find my tape measure and had some special envelopes i needed to format them for my printer

          i googled “ruler or tape measure or something like that”

          found one, downloaded it, printed it and measured my stuff…

          good luck

      • #2483149

        Reasons to use an Internet-based e-mail service

        by donavan mcdonough ·

        In reply to Here’s a really dumb question.

        Advantages for me.

        Reason 1

        For the last 11 years I have travelled to a remote part of India on a regular basis. The place I visit has had very little in the way of Internet infrastructure. Now it has changed.

        Until recently, trying to connect to my home ISP to access my e-mail via a webmail interface was painfully slow – it could 2 to 3 minutes just to sign-in.

        The answere was to use Yahoo Mail. It took about 5 – 15 seconds to log in.

        Reason 2

        On a few accasions my ISP’s mail server has had some down time. When this happens I’m still able to e-mail out via an Internet based e-mail service. A handy backup service.

        Resaon 3

        It has served as a handy storage option – because the e-mail and its attachemnt is stored on a large server that can be accessed from anywhere.

        If the data I need is downloaded via getting my e-mails on to my home or work computers I do not have access to the data.

        Having it sit on a Gmail or Yahoo e-mail server means that it always there.

        Reason 4

        A few of my friends have problems with receiving personal e-mails at their work e-mail address. This way work stuff goes to their work address and personal stuff to their Yahoo/Gmail/etc. account.

        Reason 5

        I’ve had my 10 meg ISP mailbox full a few times. So if someone wants to send me a really large attachment it goes to Gmail.

        Reason 6

        I am about to carry out a very large survey that will flatten my 10 meg mailbox. By having the replies go to gmail there is no chance of getting replies bounced because of a full mail box.

        Reason 7

        The Internet Cafes in India like else were or riddled with keyloggers, sypware etc. If I have to send and receive e-mail I make use of an small obscure Internet-based e-mail service that I have on standby. Having that password stolen is not train smash.

        Reason 8

        From time to time I might sign up for a software product trail to evaluate. The trail may come with a selection of templates form which you choose. Recently I wated to try 3 different templates. However you could only choose one. With Gmail and Yahoo mail I just signed up 3 times.

        Reason 9

        On the odd occassion I have been worried about an attachment that I have received. As a double precaustion I have forwared it to my Internet based e-mail accounts to see if their virus scanners pick up anything.

        On one such instance it was the right thing to do. This saved me a potential headache and the need to wait a few days or weeks for my anti-virus company to update their scanner signatures.

        Disadvantages

        Because I understand how Internet-based e-mail services can be used in my computing lifestyle I have been able to set things up so that there are almost no disadvantages that I expereince.

        A disadvantage is that of having 4 or 5 different address books. You need an e-mail address that is on your desktop and is not in Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Rediffmail and Planetsave etc.

        S.O.P

        As a Standard Operating Procedure I first view ALL my e-mails in a webmail interface – deleate what I know is not what I want or need, maybe do a goolge search on the odd name or company and then download from my ISP. I do not trust any spam filter / blocker. I’ve found that it worth the extra effort.

        All my e-mails to Gmail and Yahoo stay on their servers. The only thing I do maybe print the e-mail.

      • #2499212

        Thanks for the sidebar responses

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to Here’s a really dumb question.

        I don’t do much with e-mail at the house and don’t care about my work mail when I’m not at work, so I never had a reason to utilize web mail. I still don’t, but now I understand the advantages and why people would want to use it.

        Thanks to everyone that has or will respond.

      • #2499576

        MSN without a doubt

        by denkile ·

        In reply to Here’s a really dumb question.

        I like MSN Premium after trying:
        Juno, AOL, Earthlink, Gmail, Google, Comcast.
        I keep everything in the mailbox and no email on the PC/hard-drive.
        ‘Prefer forwarding from other mailboxes
        over POP….it is simpler.

        • #2499465

          MSN – HOTMAIL Definitely

          by tony ·

          In reply to MSN without a doubt

          I have MSN premium as part of my DSL service and a second hotmail account for $20yr. Each account has a 2GB storage limit with 20mb attachments. SPAM filter is great. I have all my domain accounts forward to them.

          I access them using Outlook Cached mode, so email is downloaded automatically and available if I’m offline.

          The best part is no advertising cr@p, which I see in messages from gmail, yahoo and the sort.

          At one time, I did run my own mail server, but when you spend your time fixing other mail servers you really don?t want to mess with one, when you get home. I let someone else do that now.

    • #2483188

      Yahoo wins hands down for me!

      by gordon14 ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      Yahoo! has just got it right with their new iterface. It’s not perfect (lack of nested folders is my biggest gripe) but it works and feels like a PC based application – particularly if you have lived with Outlook/Notes in a working environment.

      Hotmail “live” mail is clunky and slow by comparison – I use the old interface instead (and I’m a very light user).

      Gmail GUI seemed like a real mess – but maybe I’ve just been brainwashed by Outlook/notes!

      • #2483123

        Yahoo works for me also

        by khunter ·

        In reply to Yahoo wins hands down for me!

        I use it as the front-end client for my 5 other web-based email addresses. I have multiple domains and web-sites I manages.

        Those applications have really good spam filtering and I allow them to strip off the initial ‘fluff’. Then I use the Yahoo mail to retrieve from those mailboxes and filter anything else.

        I can access Yahoo from anywhere in the world from any PC or my cell phone. The storage is 2GB (I’m an AT&T customer also). It’s backed up so I don’t worry about it. I also has anti-virus checking for attached files.

        I use my actual user@yahoo.com address for misc junk mail and signing into sites that will probably sell my address. My other addresses handle all the important traffic.

        Now if I could only get Yahoo to offer synchronization capabilities for my calendar and contacts with my cell phone (Nokia E62).

      • #2499387

        I’m a Yahoo fan too

        by tlusk ·

        In reply to Yahoo wins hands down for me!

        I’ve been a Yahoo user for several years and recently opened a Gmail account for my business. I’ve also had various e-mail accounts from various ISPs as well as Outlook at work.

        I definitely prefer the user interface at Yahoo. Gmail is not as clean and doesn’t use folders. They claim that their tagging system is better, but visually, it is way to cluttered for me.

        I have never received spam on my Yahoo account so I am pleased with its spam filtering. It also loads quickly. My only gripe is the advertising, but it’s part of the package and easy enough to ignore.

      • #2511607

        Another vote (sort of) for Yahoo

        by turnier ·

        In reply to Yahoo wins hands down for me!

        I have both Cox and Earthlink as ISPs and frequently use their webmail, and I also use Gmail and Yahoo.

        It’s not perfect, but Yahoo works pretty good for me. Yahoo’s spam filters appear to be superior to that of any of the others that I use (the only thing better has been the bayesian algorithm based one installed at work that I’ve been “training” for over five years.)

        One of the things I hate the most was the advertisements, for which Yahoo appeared to be the worst culprit, but I’ve since learned how to block 99% of them.

        I am curious about the lack of nested folders comment — I’ve have and have used nested folders in Yahoo for quite some time now…

        ==========
        UPDATE: I’ve been using gmail more lately, and I must say that the spam filtering is MUCH improved — I would now rank it the best amongst those I am now using.

    • #2483187

      Let someone else manage you email

      by gordon14 ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      Second thought is: Let someone else manage your email (storage + backup + security etc).

      Personally, I don’t have time to manage that complexity – email is too critical to leave it in my hands to run the service!

    • #2483181

      Email: POP3, SMTP

      by shaun.g ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I remember when there was a difference between internet mail and email 😀

      I now mostly use googlemail, however, as has been said, the interface is clunky…I dont like the way the mail is sorted. I prefer folders.

      Yahoo, I used it once, justnever really thought of it as a genuine internet mailing account.

      I have use o2 but after getting so much spam, that I can never find my mail, and the fact that o2 do nothing about the spam, I stopped using it altogether.

      Hotmail, I never it. If for example, you dont access it for 30 plus days you loose all your email.

      As for running servers at home… I would do this, but again, as been mentioned, its the maintenance and back up etc of it that is costly (not just financial costs).

      Overall, pop3 versus smtp, speak more to people that really know what they are talking about… there are a few on here. I am sure that they would be more than willing to assist you.

      It really boils down to personal preference. Personally, I like the mail server direction, but I am not able to set it up yet, so I run with pop3 mail.

    • #2483147

      I like webmail.us

      by nate ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I know its not free ($5/month) but its worth it. I can use my own domain name, create multiple accounts, have it sent to my phone, and not have to deal with all the spam. So far from what I’ve experienced their customer service has been great. I’ve tried hotmail and yahoo and I can’t stand having to delete 100 spam emails just to find valid ones.

    • #2483140

      Hybrid Gmail and POP

      by mrkahatr ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I run a large, popular website and get lots of correspondence from readers around the world. I need my own domain name as it is widely known. However, this presence brings a lot of spam with it.

      My presence provider supposedly uses Barracuda, but I suspect his update subscription has expired, I get well over 250 spams per day. Enter Gmail .

      Gmail does a great job of spam filtering. I am set up now like this:

      1. I forward all mail to my account at Gmail.
      2. I access Gmail via POP so I can take advantage of my local email client’s features like search and sort. When I am out and about, I access Gmail using its web interface.
      3. I send all mail via SMTP on my domain name server when I am at home. I have the Gmail web interface set to use my personal address as the “sent from” address.

      Gmail catches the vast majority of my spam, now between zero and two get through per day.

      My own presence provider also has a web interface, but once downloaded, it deletes the mail. Gmail keeps the messages so I can refer to old messages from the web interface. I also like the organization of messages by thread.

      This hybrid is working very well for me.

    • #2499359

      My server has…

      by joeaaa22 ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I run Sendmail with Spammassassin and Quick Spam Filter. It’s accessible via imap/pop and as webmail using SquirlMail. OC, this is just for my family and a handful of friends. I do use gmail as my backup email and still have a Yahoo! mail account as a backup to the backup.

    • #2499350

      My 5cents worth…

      by jaspertopsyau ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      Hey there,

      Personally i like Yahoo, i like the new interface, very outlook style, the spam filter works very well and most of all, i like the disposable email address i can make should i need to sign up to a site that i am unsure about… soon as i start getting loads of spam – delete the disposable email.

      I dont know of another web based service that offers this – so this is THE stand out feature of Yahoo.

      I dont run my own server – mostly i cant be bothered to set it up, have thought about it, but yahoo serves me well.

      At the moment i use WinXP and no virus scanner – OMG thats right i dont use a virus scanner.
      But i dont recommend this to the average user. Also dont all reply and say im dumb – i know what im doing – and im telling you – my PC DOESNT get infected. No crossed fingers about it, i just dont do dumb things that put my pc at risk, im aware of the dangers and stay away.

      Anyway i digress.

      I use Yahoo and i check my email every day with Firefox, i also still use my isp mail (iinet) which i also check with Firefox, every few days or so, i will fire up Outlook and download my mails OFF the server for archive purposes. I am yet to find an email client as good as outlook so for now this is my set-up.

      This way i keep my important emails offline, because my webmail isnt cluttered i find it always runs fast.

      I have toyed with imap for my isp mail but i find it to be slow and unreliable.

      For now, i would recommend a new user sign up with Yahoo and learn how to use the disposable address feature – also that if they are not tech savvy to make sure an internet security program (like Trend Micro 06/07 which is great – i have tried it) is running just in case they dont know better and follow some dodgy link in a dodgy email.

      But this only stands if they user has a Windows based OS. I cant speak for linux as i have very limited experience.

      Personally i look forward to my next upgrade – which is to Mac OS, Vista just aint my cup of tea and XP is getting pretty damn old – plus one feature that i really look forward to is a .Mac account – which does cost money, but from what i can read, the imap set-up for mail is exactly what i want and seems to be implemented far better than outlook and my isp iinet seem to be able to manage.

      The beauty of a .Mac account is you can access it at your computer – from an email client, all your folders are there, your emails, your contacts, now if you go to ANY computer, any OS, you can log into you .Mac mail and viola, your emails/folders/contacts all right there in a web based format.

      This is what i look forward to, i may even ditch yahoo if it turns out to be as good as apple says it is…

      thoughts comments?..?..

    • #2499335

      Gmail in POP mode with Thunderbird

      by tachyon ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      That’s my favourite. Then I don’t have to deal with gmail’s funky interface and no folders nonsense and I can use GPG encryption as well.

      • #2499264

        thats the ticket brother

        by kaicremata ·

        In reply to Gmail in POP mode with Thunderbird

        i never could configure outlook for pop3 until i installed thunderbird…
        how much time have i wasted in 3 years logging on, and with google, waiting for my email to come up, and then responding??
        thunderbird downloads for me, immediate nobrainer response,
        i am a viatalk, voip user also, most of my calls go to voicemail, viatalk emails me the mp3 recording of the message, thunderbird downloads and automatically plays when i click on…
        thats service…who cares who your email provider is! kai cremata

    • #2499288

      Others not listed

      by nharrell ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I use all of the ones discussed (gmail,MSN/Hotmail, Yahoo) but my favorites are the UK versions of Excite and Lycos. Each take the beta interfaces prsented by Hotmail and Yahoo and have converted them and made them usable. They support filtering and spam blocking, and allow uploading/sharing of files. I never receive any messages in my Inbox from spammers, which is not the case with Yahoo and Hotmail. Gmail is slightly better, but still not up to the standard of my favorites. A word of caution: UK Excite does not support ssl login; Lycos UK does. Finally, remember that any messages of importance should be copied to your local HD or stored in more than one location. READ the EULA for ANY webmail provider and see who is responsible for the loss of your GBs of photos, etc. in the event of a crash or other problems.

    • #2499257

      Favorite Internet Email Service

      by paul-3 ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      None. Incredimail is safer & simple as it is not part of MICROSOFT. It is safe from viruses. Internet mail provider can go bankrupt and all email is lost. Keep important mail on your computer. Less spying on my computer mail contents than the internet mail box.

    • #2499228

      Gmail – Email Clients Instructions

      by rkuhn040172 ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I thought everyone knew this but apparently not. Maybe worth posting.

      Gmail really has made it pretty easy:

      Log onto your account, click on Settings, Forwarding and POP, and then Configuration Instructions.

      The list of supported email clients is pretty good:

      Mail Clients

      Outlook Express and Outlook 2002 (and older) (Windows)
      Outlook Express and Outlook 2002 (and older) (Mac)
      Outlook 2003 (also available: Gmail POP Service animated demo)
      Entourage 2004
      Entourage X
      Eudora 5.1 (and higher) (Sponsored & Paid Mode)
      Eudora 5.1 (and higher) (Light Mode)
      Eudora for Macs
      Netscape Mail 7.x
      Netscape Mail 6.2
      Netscape Mail 4.5, 4.6, or 4.7
      Apple Mail
      Mozilla 1.7
      Thunderbird 0.x
      Thunderbird 1.5
      Other

      Wireless Devices

      BlackBerry? Internet Service
      SnapperMail

    • #2499224

      I too use yahoo because…

      by ludedude25 ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      Mainly because of their built in antivirus, followed by the convinence of being able to access my email from anywhere and I also use it for the address book. So far i’ve never lost anyone’s email address, home address, or home & cell phone numbers.

      Yahoo’s downside, at least on the free version for me is composing emails. I’ve always used yahoo’s free mail so I really can’t compare it. At least you can compose a lot nicer and graphical email with outlook or thunderbird.

      6 years of using yahoo mail i’ve only had one email related virus type problem. For a couple years before I discovered AVG antivirus I never had one. Up until I got a computer with XP ” 2001? ” I never had any spyware programs either.

      My only other complaint which is minor considering it’s free is the spam & junk mail filters could be better.

    • #2499112

      Onlymyemail.com

      by jmgreig ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I switched to onlymyemail.com, a Web-based service, a couple of years ago after reading reviews that said it’s the best spam filtering service around. I’ve not regretted it for one second. It costs $3.95 a month. I have a Comcast account that I filter through onlymyemail.com and I download my e-email using Thunderbird. Every day I receive an e-mail giving me the subject lines of the e-mails that onlymyemail has filtered out (tagged as spam, virus, fraud, and several other designations that I forget). Maybe once in two months — if that — there’s a legit e-mail that got snagged. I simply tell the service to resend it and add the address to my “always allow” list. Once a month or so, I go into my account on the Web and delete the accumulated spam with one click. When I’m away from my own computer, I can read my e-mail on through onlymyemail.com’s Web mail.

    • #2499696

      best email we use is earthlink total access

      by andyzgram ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      has easy access and easy to use spam setting with built in protection.
      we can send email attachments of any size without waiting for it to send including video emails up to 2 gigs

      • #2499671

        Earthlink: Less Spam, Fewer Friends???

        by mrkahatr ·

        In reply to best email we use is earthlink total access

        Earthlink erects a barrier that requires the sender to confirm who they are. The recipient then can clear the sender. This is a one-time only thing, but I wonder how many are too lazy or too dumb (no one ever went broke underestimating the general public) to go through this and so how much correspondence you are missing from associates, friend and relatives.

        True, all your Nigerian penpals are screened out, but there are effective spam filters out there that do not put this blockade in your face.

        I assume this is optional. If so, does Earthlink also have a conventional spam filtering process?

        • #2499607

          Earthlink spam control

          by tct ·

          In reply to Earthlink: Less Spam, Fewer Friends???

          There are several levels. You are referring to the highest level of protection. The next level down does not require you or your friends to jump through hoops, but still filters out, in my case at least, about 98% of spam.

    • #2499630

      favorite email service

      by danmarple ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I always recommend Yahoo for its simplicity. I use and prefer GMail. However its use is more difficult to explain to a novice.

      Dan Marple

    • #2499629

      favorite email service

      by danmarple ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      I always recommend Yahoo for its simplicity. I use and prefer GMail. However its use is more difficult to explain to a novice.

      Dan Marple
      danmarple@gmail.com

    • #2499597

      What I would call optimum

      by manitobamike ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      For most ISP’s they have a “webmail” version of their pop/smtp accounts available to their users. I find that the most useful (although features are not the best) when out and about in the world. This allows me to send/receive all email with my own account.
      When faced with registrations for obscure and unknown web sites I use a Yahoo account. The features include:
      -1GB storage of messages
      -a descent spam filter
      -it blocks html code from operating unless I choose to activate it per email
      -the interface is easy (albeit slow)
      -its free in its web based form
      -it ties into the Yahoo messenger

      For me the two fit all my requirements.

    • #2499561

      At Home, I don’t trust anyone else with my EMail!

      by gary_b ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      Postfix/SpamD/Amavis with Thunderbird on my Laptop. I also added a few other toys to keep it from being hacked and owned.

    • #2499532

      Not really keen on some else managing my mail and calendars etc

      by also ran ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      So I use hotmail for junk, when I need to sign up for something or verify an email address, Yahoo for testing mail accounts(Its pretty quick in my experience. My ISP downloads email to my Outlook client where I can back it up and when I’m away I use their webmail facility. Those useful facilities that the webmail clients have now will be useless if they fail, I can foresee a situation where you would loose everything. The paranoid part of me wonders what they do with all that information. Not for me.

      • #2499484

        Nobody mentioned this advanbtege of web based email

        by gyuris ·

        In reply to Not really keen on some else managing my mail and calendars etc

        In additon to everything else that was mentioned above, there is another importamt advantage to using a web based email account ….Your web based email address stays the same no matter where you move or how many times you change ISP accounts.
        No need to send out those annoying “change of email address” notifications that nobody reads and nobody updates. All your friends and family simply keep using the same address, so your move or ISP change is transparent to them.

        • #2511482

          Why not have it both ways???

          by rspickles ·

          In reply to Nobody mentioned this advanbtege of web based email

          I have my own web site and local email service through it. Not only does it use POP3 but I can also access it through a web interface.

          I also have an email account from the dawn of time (netscape.net) now run by AOL – which offers IMAP service as well as an Internet interface. For many years I kept this account just as an unchanging address and used other more modern accounts for my heavy traffic. However, with a Thunderbird/IMAP interface it has once again become my preferred account. With the IMAP interface all my emails are equally available in both my mail client and in the web based log in and 2 gb of on line storage this is truly a pleasant service to use!

    • #2499505

      myway.com

      by crousseau ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      Myway does not have any of the popups or other junk like Yahoo or Gmail. It is also faster and better at filtering all the junk. It has the same interface as Yahoo only cleaner

    • #2500366

      favorate email

      by dominicd ·

      In reply to What’s Your Favorite Internet Email Service?

      my favorate e-mail service is Inbox.com because it loads faster than the others and provides 5 GB of capacity

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