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

David McNally david3333333 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 11 01:20:16 UTC 2008


I have used Gmail since only a few days after its public release. The thing
I am most impressed about is how quickly they add new features, but overall,
I think it's better than anything else, at least for my own needs (though it
might not fit everyone's, including yours.)

I understand that Thunderbird and Evolution and Outlook have features that
can't be accomplished easily with online mail (okay, Outlook doesn't, but
Thunderbird and Evolution do). However, Gmail does push the boundaries of
online mail, and still does have features that others don't.

All in all, if you do choose to go to online mail, go with Gmail. 6 Gigs...
and counting, and I don't do much emailing.

from,
David

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 4:55 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?
>
>
>
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