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saurav_k

Which free webmail service provider is the best according to you? Plz keep some factors in mind when voting:

1) Ease of use and Interface Design

2) Customization options like Folders, labels, Filters etc.

3) Security

4) Storage Space

5) Reliability (whether the service temporarily goes down occasionally or not)

6) Compatibility with different browsers

7) Ad free or not

8) Attachment Size limit.

9) Supports IMAP/Pop3/SMTP or not.

10) Other features like Automatic forwarding, Virus Scanning etc.

meetdilip

I prefer Yahoo. Got used to its GUI. Apart from that, there is no grouping of mails which at times feel annoying. Gmail allows email clients and tagging feature is good. I will choose it only when the grouping is optional.

saurav_k

You can vote. I have added a poll.

gothic_coder

Voted.

meetdilip

Done.

18lama

There is one and only gmail.

newprouser

2nd tat...

saurav_k

I dont like Gmail that much. For me Yahoo mail is the best. I also like Rediff mail.

newprouser

^^ yahoo i can understand but why rediff ???

gothic_coder

I use gmail, yahoo and rediff...

Rediff opens very fast, Use rediff for registering in new website purpose..

18lama

rediff sends spam or gives away your address to spammers like ICICI bank and HDFC bank and many others. Stay away from it.

Gmail offers free imap, pop3 facilities. Yahoo asks for $$ for that.

newprouser

maybe , haven't tried it in a long time, when i last did, it had too many ads...
well yahoo localised versions have POP access.

But the best thing in Gmail is the excellent features, labs features, and most important Offline GMAIL, i have been using it for a lil over 2 months now.

But it really lacks when it comes to chatting,such a disappointment !

I seem to like .in as of now.

GMX, i used once coz of the high attachment size.

There was a service, which sends RS files to account. But sadly account got deactivated due to 'spammer activity'

wanted me to send some identity proof in mail, trashed it instead

saurav_k

I recieve many mails every day. Therefore, I filter mails from different sources in different folders. There is no folder feature in gmail. This according to me is the biggest disadvantage.

newprouser

i use filters to do the same thing in gmail...

saurav_k

but, you cannot create folders in gmail. can you?

meetdilip

Use Incredimail. You can set rules to receive mails to different folder according to the from fields.

panchabhut

yahoo.co.in gives POP3 for free.
I use gmail, yahoo, indiatimes and rediff. my office mail is on nic.in

for gmail, yahoo and nic I don't really use the web version but use Thunderbird.

not any more.
gmail now offers folder feature (a modified label feature actually)

eruptionjoojo

I use to like yahoomail ............ but then the no. of spams which i use to get via yahoomail were really annoying ................
and also with the new features getting incorporated into Gmail make me think that Gmail is a better option than yahoomail ...............
although i still use both yahoomail and Gmail ......

newprouser

its the same, u create a filter and use a label with the filter, its the same as folder....

Do you mean the number of UNDETECTED spams that reach ur inbox or just the total spam received in ur spam folder ??

newer accounts in Gmail also can Import from yahoo accounts (even those withput POP access). for me it took about 40 mins for 150+ mb some 350+ mails....

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another good feature is that if u specify a secondary mail, then u get a verification, with u can claim ownership of the account.

and newer password reset fecility using SMS.

eruptionjoojo

actually i meant both ................