Do You Use Webmail, Or Get Your Email Locally?

I use Apple Mail (a desktop email program) in combination with Apple .Mac Web mail, .Mac syncing and Missing Sync.

This means I use local email programs which sync with the IMAP mail server on all my Macs and my Windows Mobile PDA (although Outlook Mobie sucks), a Web mail interface to the same email account at work, and my address book also syncs between my three Macs, other Macs I use, the Web mail service, and my PDA.

I consider Web mail a useful tool if I am using a strange machine. Otherwise I prefer an email program because of the greater simplicity, reliability, and the fact that I can read emails locally, if I want to.

I dont know of any service that does not offer both, Pop/Imap and WebMail.  I use both as well, but prefer my mail stored locally on my main machine.  But like Andrew, when I am traveling, I use the webmail.

I use yahoo. I prefer webmail to outlook, to me, yahoo sorts the email and screens attachments better than my outlook can.

yahoo sorts the email and screens attachments better than my outlook can.

Check out 2003.  It is pretty damn good at filtering.  MS is learning.

I use Outlook for work and for my private e-mail.  I like to be able to make backups and save in case something gets messed up.  I use gmail also for less personal mail.

  

Check out 2003. It is pretty damn good at filtering. MS is learning.

Indeed it is, and its updating quite often these days.

Besides, you really cant beat the sorting features in Outlook. Anybody that gets any large volume of email; well I don't think you can find anything better.

I dont know of any service that does not offer both, Pop/Imap and WebMail.

True Doc, but I used ICQ mail for years until I started with google. ICQ mail plain sucks these days

Dr. Guy and Xythe: It will be a while before I have 2003, seeing how ms software is so costly, I'll keep using what I have until I can't help it. But thanks for the tip.

I use webmail almost exclusively. I imagine that will change eventually, as I am growing more and more fond of Outlook as I discover its features (particularly the rules). But until I can get Internet at home again (working on it, although the city's current "fine Gideon out of existence" policy and my need to save money for certification exams are NOT helping in that regard), webmail is MUCH more convenient.

Webmail pretty much all the way. I hate Outlook as a mail program. I just like having my mail wherever I have internet.

I use webmail namely Lycos. I also use South African Webmail (www.webmail.co.za), but it is very unsophisticated e.g. it bombs out if you are trying to write a long mail.

I like Lycos, a US mail provider, because, a) they give me quite a bit of free space and, I have two addresses, one with mailcity and one with lycos yet the mail goes to one box.

I could be provoking some mailusers by saying that Yahoo mail and Hotmail are not my cup of tea--I personally don't want an e-mail address that a) is a common as cheap potatoes, and is, at times server overloaded.

Sorry Hotmail and Yahoo users.

I use webmail namely Lycos. I also use South African Webmail (www.webmail.co.za), but it is very unsophisticated e.g. it bombs out if you are trying to write a long mail.

I like Lycos, a US mail provider, because, a) they give me quite a bit of free space and, I have two addresses, one with mailcity and one with lycos yet the mail goes to one box.

I could be provoking some mailusers by saying that Yahoo mail and Hotmail are not my cup of tea--I personally don't want an e-mail address that a) is a common as cheap potatoes, and is, at times server overloaded.

Sorry Hotmail and Yahoo users.

Apologies for the double post. I am having internet hiccups right now!

Apologies for the double post. I am having internet hiccups right now!

Take a bi-carbonate of soda, and call me in the morning.

Dr. Guy and Xythe: It will be a while before I have 2003, seeing how ms software is so costly, I'll keep using what I have until I can't help it. But thanks for the tip.

I picked up my copy of Outlook 2003 for $25.

But as I go to post the link for you, Office 2003 Student edition is $64>

Link

Besides, you really cant beat the sorting features in Outlook. Anybody that gets any large volume of email; well I don't think you can find anything better.

I agree.