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[jlrr94]

Well, surfing through the forum I learned about some mails that I didn't know about, so know I've a question, which is the best (performance,security,etc) mail that u have used. I know Hotmail is the one with more ppl but for me it isn't the best Yahoo! Mail is much better, I've Yahoo! Mail,Hotmail,GMail,Lycos and Mail.com.

Which one do u prefer and recommend?

[Tunay]

I like Hotmail personally and Gmail is nice too!

[budsu]

yahoo and other one (not wilde known)

yahoo is simple and grew on me for like 10 years

[musicmaza]

I use Gmail and I like it very much.Its java version is more cool then its html version.Though I had to ask my friend to give me its invitation ,but after using it for some time I really found it great and easy to use it.
I am a gtalk user and gtalk is integrated with java version of gmail and I don't remember but i think html version too,therefore I frequently visit my inbox,otherwise on other email services like yahoo mail and hotmail,I never go and look my inbox.
So I think I have so many reasons to use gmail.
Very good Email service from a good and reliable company.

[kobra500]

Well I use all of them but hotmail mainly though I'm going to set them to all forward to my inbox.com one

[A donut]

Gmail is the best! I used to have a Hotmail, but got sick of the 30-day inactive periods and I still have a Yahoo! but filled with 2000 unread messages!

[polter]

I've tried out most of the above listed emails, and one thing I've found out is that nothing beats gmail. it's fast, reliable and of course, free. I don't like the java version though, because it's too slow. Yahoo mail comes next but you need to pay for pop3 access, which is what I don't understand. They provide with unlimited online mail storage but charge you for pop3/imap access. They should make this free if they want to increase their popularity. Hotmail comes last in line for me because it's too damn slow.

[alfonzjanfrithz]

jlrr94, on Jan 6 2008, 11:22 AM, said:

Well, surfing through the forum I learned about some mails that I didn't know about, so know I've a question, which is the best (performance,security,etc) mail that u have used. I know Hotmail is the one with more ppl but for me it isn't the best Yahoo! Mail is much better, I've Yahoo! Mail,Hotmail,GMail,Lycos and Mail.com.

Which one do u prefer and recommend?

Actually, hotmail, yahoo and gmail is the best email service provider, each provider has each advantages and disadvantages. So is better for you to use all for your email and choose for prmary email.
1. Yahoo!
yahoo is the best web based email, rich of feature, RSS feed, and free, but if you use free account you only have:
* Unlimited Mail Storage.
* 10 MB attachments (20MB for long-time users)
* Protection against spam and viruses. (See: DomainKeys)
* Advertising is displayed on the screen while working with the e-mail account.
* POP3 support in some countries (but not in the US). However, SMTP support requires upgrade to a Plus account.
* Accounts not logged into for four months get deactivated (The account can be retrieved but all stored data such as email is lost).
* Early in 2006, Yahoo! Mail introduced aliases to its repertoire of features. Users could now add a (single) alias username containing a dot character for a pre-existing account.
* The Chinese version of Yahoo! Mail offers 3.5 GB quota and 20 MB attachments.
* Some users get features added if they are long time users.

but if you use pro version you have unlimited space, POP3 and IMAP service so you can access it offline, like using MS outlook.
but because I use the free version, I prefer to use yahoo to access yahoo messenger or create account in certain website, not for my primary email address

2. hotmail
I think hotmail is better than another webmail in some side. Hotmail (officially Windows Live Hotmail) is a free webmail service by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Live range of services. so you will not meet trouble with this feature. there is some feature not commonly found in other webmail services:
* Audio player
An integrated audio player which plays voicemails or MP3 audio clips after scanning the file for viruses.
* Color schemes
Hotmail offers a choice of color schemes. Users can choose from the default Windows Live "Blue Vapor" theme, or blue, red, black, silver, pink, green, purple or orange variants.
* Integration
Hotmail integrates with other Windows Live services. Users can see if their Windows Live Messenger contacts are online and start instant messaging conversations from Hotmail. Integration with Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live Contacts provides the ability to have contact information kept automatically up-to-date, as well as provide notification of updated Spaces. Windows Live Calendar will also be accessible through the Hotmail interface upon completion; MSN Calendar is currently available.
* Reading pane
The redesign of Hotmail was centered around an Outlook-style appearance, with a reading pane to view the inbox and messages at the same time, drag-and-drop functionality, keyboard selects for using the Ctrl or Shift keys to select messages and right-click context menus. As with Outlook, the reading pane can be displayed at the side of messages, below them, or not at all.
* Security
Security features built into Hotmail include Trend Micro virus scanning, SenderID, SMTP Authentication, phishing heuristic detection, Bonded Sender, mailing list detection, and forwarding detection.[2] Potentially unsafe mail is caught by Hotmail and it does not open the message or allow access to an attachment until the user requests that it do so; this is intended to reduce the success of phishing attempts. A "safety bar" is positioned above each message as a notification to the user as to whether the sender is known and if the mail content is potentially dangerous.
* Spell checker
As with Office programs like Microsoft Word, Hotmail includes the ability to check the spelling of words as they are typed. Misspelled words are underlined in red and a right-click displays a list of suggestions.
Like yahoo mail, i prefer use hotmail just for access the feature such as MSN, not for my primary email, because it cannot acces offline if we use free version.

3. Gmail
I think gmail is good webmail for your primary email because
1. Free
2. Simple
3. Big storage
4. offline access
5. effective advertisement
but it will not suitable for you to access gmails feature, so I prefer to use gmail to access my email and being my primary email.....

so, use all of them, k....

[demank]

yes, i lilke gmail too. 10 years ago, I have used hotmail, than yahoo.
after gmail came up, until now i am using gmail as primary mail.
thanks for gmail, it has good feature, such as gtalk integrating with its web mail.

[tricky77puzzle]

I like Gmail for 3 reasons:

1. It has FREE Pop3 access, which means I can use Thunderbird at home to receive all my email.
2. It has about 6 GB of storage space, which is more than any provider I know
3. Well, it's in sync with my Google account.

[Tazr]

I love gmail, how easy it is to use and how simple it is, unlike yahoo.

[abminara]

GMail for life Best e-mail I've had so far.

[delivi]

My first Web mail account was with Yahoo!, then I started using Hotmail and got an account on fastmail.fm and was signing up in a host of other free email services until GMail was released for beta testing late back in 2005. After that I stopped logging into my Yahoo! mail account and started reading my Yahoo! mail in GMail. Now I use Windows Live Mail and Gmail for all my mailing purpose

[demank]

Windows Live Mail?
is that any kind of software? or web mail?
i want wanna try it..
btw2 what is the different between windows live mail and mail client such as outlook express?

[krazygoddess]

I personaly like yahoo, I have used them for years and dont plan on changing. I use yahoo for alot of things I am always there playing canasta and whatever else. Hope you find one thats good for you.

[slave]

l like inbox.com

it's awsome 1st of all it's gives free 5GB online storage. so i can store my all important files and documents on inbox.com cause i think it's more safe to store there then on my computer cause already i lost my many documents on my computer due to machine faults and due to vuruses and yeah it's working is also quite good.

[salamangkero]

I like Yahoo! better. I know a lot of people prefer GMail for its simplicity. I, on the other hand, abhor this simplicity; I prefer Yahoo!s many features, even though I'm not using all of them. I have a Gmail account myself, though.

One thing I noticed, though, is that I can access my Yahoo! mail faster than my GMail. If you're on dialup like me, you'll notice the difference. It would seem that clean and simple Gmail ain't so simple after all

[Thingcubed]

I just voted other because I regularly use the first three, and I have used the fourth one. I have various uses for all of them, and I actually have four gmail accounts... but I only regularly check 2 of them.

[darran]

First off to answer a previous post:

"demank" said:

Windows Live Mail?
is that any kind of software? or web mail?
i want wanna try it..
btw2 what is the different between windows live mail and mail client such as outlook express?

Windows Live Mail is the service provided to you for you to use your mail. A mail client is just a software to use that service. Outlook Express amongst others like Thunderbird, Mail ... etc are clients to use mail services with.

Like many others, I have been a long user of Hotmail (now Windows Live Mail) before moving to GMail. I spent a very brief time with WLM because it was loading very slow even on a cable connection, I just did not like the waiting time. Configuring WLM with my default mail client was extremely difficult, not sure if it has been changed in any way now. GMail on the other hand was simple and easy to get it to work on Mail. Huge storage space, easy to configure steps and not forgetting quick loading speed on their web mail (not that I use it alot). Most if not all of my Emails come to my Mail application, and I store a copy of them in the server, just in case I accidentally delete it via my client.

GMail is definitely the way to go for me. And since it is so easy to configure and it offers way much more storage space than WLM, why not consider it?

[xavierkym]

I use hotmail due to its popularity here in UK.. Can't do anything bout it..

[pugboy]

I use all of them I mostly use Hotmail tho.

[Coolguy]

Hotmail is the most reliable E-mail system I have used yet...Yahoo was good but now its got a crappy server and the mail takes a way lot of time to reach my inbox.

I just hope hotmail can remain good for years to come .

[arnz]

Gmail for POP3 access, and data storage when checking emails through the gmail interface itself. However, of course I started initially through hotmail, and on occasions still use it since I simulataneously also use MSN messenger as well.

[gaspe86]

Well, I've used the services of Yahoo, Hotmail, Lycos and Gmail... all in that order, an can honestly say that to my personal experience Gmail is the best. Lycos is good also, I have spent months of not signing in into my email account and it still remains active... Yahoo kind of allows you to do that... but they delete your inbox after a couple months. Hotmail in terms of absences is the worst... and considering that is a Microsoft services there is always a chance it will be down... In the last years I've never been in the situation that I can't access Gmail, while, hotmail will be down a couple a times a year (same happens with Windows Live Messenger).

[babyboomer]

Gmail rocks man! It eased the way we use our mail clients. Hope it stays reliable and user friendly.