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Robdale · 02-11-09, 02:08 AM

Why to use gmail?

Coz, gmail is an email program by the great Google. Its very secure and safe. If you have used gmail then you will feel the difference between other email services and gmail services. Recently, gmail has launched the theme feature with lots of themes. In other services you will not get that much themes. Other emails takes lots of time to load their email after signing in, but gmail opens in just few secs.

Also, I liked the concept of a Label. You can define as many labels as you want. Like - Business, Family, and Friends. Evey conversation can be tagged with zero or more labels, and you can find the conversations very easily and in a particular way.

There are many things that makes us feel great about the gmail. It will take many lines to define why gmail is better than any other email programs?

This is enough to describe why use gmail

02-11-09, 08:05 PM

The main reason why i switched to it at first ~ the hype .. then the simplicity.

Most important of all it has only text ads which menas its less intruisive and bandwidth efficient..

Morover it has had POP and SMTP access for so long. With that i had no other reason to go for any other service provider.

And ofc i like some of its new features

Last 5 IP addresses
Offline mail access
Specific Mail forwarding
And it supports Opera too

amitkool21 · 02-11-09, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newprouser

Morover it has had POP and SMTP access for so long. With that i had no other reason to go for any other service provider.

i heard from many people that yahoo dont supply POP facility to free users and i also read this on yahoo site too.........but i'm using POP facilty in yahoo on INcredimail and in outlook..........

cool_techie_tvm · 02-11-09, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitkool21

i heard from many people that yahoo dont supply POP facility to free users and i also read this on yahoo site too.........but i'm using POP facilty in yahoo on INcredimail and in outlook..........

POP facility is available for @yahoo.co.in users.

02-11-09, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitkool21

i heard from many people that yahoo dont supply POP facility to free users and i also read this on yahoo site too.........but i'm using POP facilty in yahoo on INcredimail and in outlook..........

Quote:

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

POP facility is available for @yahoo.co.in users.

then tell me if ur using a .in domain amit...

thats news to me cool_techie

amitkool21 · 02-11-09, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

POP facility is available for @yahoo.co.in users.

but they mentioned that it was not available for free users.......let me check if it was free for .in users........

Quote:

Originally Posted by newprouser

then tell me if ur using a .in domain amit...

yup

02-11-09, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitkool21

but they mentioned that it was not available for free users.......let me check if it was free for .in users........

Yea , check and let us know... I don't have a .in account. I too use incredimail...

amitkool21 · 02-11-09, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newprouser

I too use incredimail...

hey i have whole gold gallery collection......if you want i can give you a trick to get them from their own site.........

02-11-09, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitkool21

hey i have whole gold gallery collection......if you want i can give you a trick to get them from their own site.........

I too had a lot man.. about 200 Mb worth of them. but i ditched coz backing up took a long time...

You mean the cookies thing don't ya...

amitkool21 · 02-11-09, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newprouser

you mean the cookies thing don't ya...

:d

Gary4gar · 02-11-09, 09:11 PM

Gmail is the best available mail service.
I even use it to manage my websites mail with Google Apps

panchabhut · 02-11-09, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

POP facility is available for @yahoo.co.in users.

Quote:

Originally Posted by amitkool21

but they mentioned that it was not available for free users.......let me check if it was free for .in users........

I have been using POP3 access with my free yahoo.co.in a/c for the last 2 years through Thunderbird. I also have Gmail configured also, so Thunderbird simultaniously checks both a/cs.

U can get the details in your yahoo.co.in a/c at Options>POP access and forwarding

the settings
Incoming Mail Server (POP3): in.pop.mail.yahoo.com, Use SSL, port: 995
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): in.smtp.mail.yahoo.com Use SSL, port: 465, use authentication
Account Name/Username: userID @yahoo.co.in
Email address: userID @yahoo.co.in
Password: Your Yahoo! Mail password

02-11-09, 11:53 PM

^^ thanks for confirming that !

02-16-09, 09:42 PM

to be honest i dont like gmail much ... i use it for casual sign-ups etc ... yahoomail still serves me in a lot better and neater manner

Quote:

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

POP facility is available for @yahoo.co.in users.

hey .. i didnt knew that ... my main mail id is @yahoo.co.in ... plz guide me through the POP settings for outlook express if possible ... plz

amitkool21 · 02-16-09, 09:45 PM

^^^
just google the thing and u'll get it......

BTW IMO gmail is better than yahoo........

cool_techie_tvm · 02-16-09, 09:59 PM

Even though Gmail is better, they are still in the third place as far as users are concerned. It is touted that they will be the number one email service provider by the end of this year.

amitkool21 · 02-16-09, 10:02 PM

and they still are in beta.......one of my friend designed few 3D character animations for Gmail......he said they are planning to launch a 3D messenger with animated avatars...it means our avatars will express our views as like in IMVU ......when ever the gmail is stable it will be the best.....

cool_techie_tvm · 02-16-09, 10:06 PM

Keeping the beta tag they are cashing in...

For details please checkout http://www.indiabroadband.net/news-t...eta-label.html (Don't be fooled by Google's phony 'beta' label)

panchabhut · 02-16-09, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saurav_kataruka

hey .. i didnt knew that ... my main mail id is @yahoo.co.in ... plz guide me through the POP settings for outlook express if possible ... plz

I have already posted the details in post #32.
please go through

02-16-09, 10:51 PM

here is a very good comparison between yahoo, google and ms mail services ... some of the data may be old ...

- CNET Reviews

Quote:

Originally Posted by panchabhut

I have been using POP3 access with my free yahoo.co.in a/c for the last 2 years through Thunderbird. I also have Gmail configured also, so Thunderbird simultaniously checks both a/cs.

U can get the details in your yahoo.co.in a/c at Options>POP access and forwarding

the settings
Incoming Mail Server (POP3): in.pop.mail.yahoo.com, Use SSL, port: 995
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): in.smtp.mail.yahoo.com Use SSL, port: 465, use authentication
Account Name/Username: userID @yahoo.co.in
Email address: userID @yahoo.co.in
Password: Your Yahoo! Mail password

thanks a lot ... i was very ignorant actually to miss this post before posting my query ... sorry for that ...

can we send mails using outlook express for @yahoo.co.in accounts?

and how to configure gmail in outlook express?

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Robdale Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 168 Rep Power: 1	Why to use gmail? Coz, gmail is an email program by the great Google. Its very secure and safe. If you have used gmail then you will feel the difference between other email services and gmail services. Recently, gmail has launched the theme feature with lots of themes. In other services you will not get that much themes. Other emails takes lots of time to load their email after signing in, but gmail opens in just few secs. Also, I liked the concept of a Label. You can define as many labels as you want. Like - Business, Family, and Friends. Evey conversation can be tagged with zero or more labels, and you can find the conversations very easily and in a particular way. There are many things that makes us feel great about the gmail. It will take many lines to define why gmail is better than any other email programs? This is enough to describe why use gmail

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newprouser Guest Posts: n/a	The main reason why i switched to it at first ~ the hype .. then the simplicity. Most important of all it has only text ads which menas its less intruisive and bandwidth efficient.. Morover it has had POP and SMTP access for so long. With that i had no other reason to go for any other service provider. And ofc i like some of its new features Last 5 IP addresses Offline mail access Specific Mail forwarding And it supports Opera too

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amitkool21 Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Delhi,Jaipur Posts: 1,438 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 4	and they still are in beta.......one of my friend designed few 3D character animations for Gmail......he said they are planning to launch a 3D messenger with animated avatars...it means our avatars will express our views as like in IMVU ......when ever the gmail is stable it will be the best.....

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cool_techie_tvm Amor vincit omnia Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,682 Blog Entries: 4 Rep Power: 4	Keeping the beta tag they are cashing in... For details please checkout http://www.indiabroadband.net/news-t...eta-label.html (Don't be fooled by Google's phony 'beta' label)