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What web-based email provider do you use?

Hotmail

18%

[ 2 ]

AOL Webmail

[ 0 ]

Canada.com

[ 0 ]

Go.com

[ 0 ]

Lycos

[ 0 ]

Yahoo! Mail

[ 1 ]

Other

18%

[ 2 ]

None

27%

[ 3 ]

Gmail or going to Gmail

27%

[ 3 ]

Total Votes : 11

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icurite
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Joined: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Mighty Waikato

Web-based Email

Hotmail just went down after several days of very serious loading difficulties, images not loading, etc. Furthermore, with the arrival of Gmail, I was wondering...
What web-based email provider do you use and why?

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Wed 14 Jul, 2004 6:12 am

icurite
Meta

Joined: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Mighty Waikato

Re: Web-based Email

I like Hotmail for its various features, including the local New Zealand interface, the virus protection and the spam filter. If you don't need much storage space in your email account and you don't like emails to stick around forever, then Hotmail is probably more for you. I personally believe it is better than Yahoo! because it considers me a kiwi, not an aussie. Wink

But that isn't to say it's perfect. Most of you probably like large amounts of storage space and a web-based provider to do everything for you. Maybe then Gmail might be more your thing.

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Wed 14 Jul, 2004 6:40 am

roschler
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Joined: 23 Apr 2004
Posts: 76

Re: Web-based Email

I use the e-mail facilities of my web site for Robots. A lot of places won't accept a yahoo or hotmail account, but they're still good e-mail services.

Thanks. Very Happy

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Wed 14 Jul, 2004 5:38 pm

icurite
Meta

Joined: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Mighty Waikato

Re: Web-based Email

I used to use Yahoo!, but they considered Australia and New Zealand as being the same country. Tried Lycos but left in a boycott as a result of the unspeakable drop in their moral standards. I only use Tripod now because other free webspace providers don't actually work.

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Poroporoaki from Mike in the Mighty Waikato

Thu 15 Jul, 2004 9:42 am

curcio
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Joined: 29 Apr 2004
Posts: 16
Location: (near) Naples - Italy

Re: Web-based Email

I use Yahoo (also if there's an Italian version, I use the UK one, just because I like the .co.uk tld Laughing

) from 1999, when I bought my first (and only... I still use it) 56k modem! Laughing

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Thu 15 Jul, 2004 9:49 am

sounddude
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Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 46
Location: Central Florida, USA

Re: Web-based Email

I have accounts with Yahoo and Hotmail. Both have very good virus filters and ways to block or filter spam.

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Sun 18 Jul, 2004 4:59 am

lufiaguy
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Joined: 23 Apr 2004
Posts: 250
Location: England, UK

Re: Web-based Email

I don't actually use web-based e-mail. I'm quite happy with Outlook Express, although two of my three e-mail addresses are starting to receive a lot of spam... Rolling Eyes

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Mon 19 Jul, 2004 9:18 am

icurite
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Joined: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Mighty Waikato

Re: Web Based Email

quote:
Originally posted by Member
Our ISP uses IMAIL server from IpSwitch. www.ipswitch.com It has alot of bells and whistles... Also includes many of the features of Outlook at the Enterprise level ... Like making appointments.

Interesting. Cool

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Tue 30 Nov, 2004 8:33 am

pfreitag
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Joined: 20 Apr 2005
Posts: 2

Re: Web-based Email

I agree Gmail is the best, I also have invites to giveaway

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Wed 20 Apr, 2005 9:02 pm

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Re: Web-based Email

Gmail actually provides secure pop3 support for free.

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Thu 26 May, 2005 8:15 pm

icurite
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Joined: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Mighty Waikato

Re: Web-based Email

quote:
I belive hotmail is best becouse it has POP3 support

quote:
Gmail actually provides secure pop3 support for free.

No doubt Microsoft will try to gear their email software up to promote Hotmail's Pop3 service and make Hotmail easier and more compatiable on Outlook software than Gmail Pop3 accounts. It would make commercial sense.

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Fri 27 May, 2005 10:10 pm

icurite
Meta

Joined: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 469
Location: Mighty Waikato

Re: Web-based Email

Another person is also offering invites. Very Happy

Open Site recieved the following submission:
" A new type of email service that offers 1000 MEGABYTES of space! it also has varying options to archive your mail into sort of a giant conversation. At the moment, you need an invite to get in but if you want an invite, email xer0x.west-AT-gmail.com "

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Sat 28 May, 2005 9:03 am

superandrei
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Joined: 21 May 2005
Posts: 133

Re: Web-based Email

I have a Hotmail account (had it for some time now) ,and it is ok...I have got some spam though...

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Wed 29 Jun, 2005 8:05 am

blue1
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Joined: 16 Sep 2005
Posts: 26

Re: Web-based Email

quote:
Originally posted by icurite
Hotmail just went down after several days of very serious loading difficulties, images not loading, etc. Furthermore, with the arrival of Gmail, I was wondering...
What web-based email provider do you use and why?

I have account just with Yahoo .

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Thu 22 Sep, 2005 8:02 pm

A.Timofeev
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Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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Re: Web-based Email

I have account just with Other. Smile

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