OT: which to use - email client or web-based email?

[Chris Mohler]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Default User <xyzzyx at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> For many years I have been using traditional email clients (Evolution,
> Thunderbird, Pine, Outlook (ewwww . . . !) etc.  Recently, I have
> considered the possibility of using a web-based email service (Hotmail,
> Yahoo, Gmail, etc.), either in addition to or instead of a traditional
> email client.
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?

I've been using gmail for almost a year now.  The thing I like about
it most is being to Google my mail.  Aside from that it's really
nothing special.  There are a couple of FF add-ons that make it a bit
nicer: "Better Gmail 2" (handles mailto: links in Gmail) and "Gmail
Notifier" (does a systray alert when you have new mail).  I also like
being able to quickly check mail on different machines.

I think gmail threads better than Thunderbird - but that's only
opinion.  I don't have any facts to back that up...

In the end, you might just give one or all of them a try and see if
you like them...

Chris