Share A Link | Best Free stuffs on the Web » Email http://www.sharealink.org Share Links to the Best free stuffs on the Web.. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:34:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Gmail http://www.sharealink.org/gmail/ http://www.sharealink.org/gmail/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:59:25 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=896 gmail1Gmail is the Google approach to email and chat. Practically unlimited free online storage allows you to collect all your messages, and Gmail’s simple but very smart interface lets you find them precisely and see them in context without effort. POP and powerful IMAP access bring Gmail to any email program or device.

Gmail puts contextual advertising next to the emails you read.

gmailPros

  • Gmail offers continuously growing storage, free IMAP or POP access and sending from any address
  • Smart sorting, searching and starring let you find and organize emails and chat conversations
  • Gmail’s web interface is both fast and rich, comes with useful keyboard shortcuts

Cons

  • Gmail does not support secure (signed and encrypted) email natively
  • Rich HTML formatting does not support inline images and lacks an undo feature
  • Gmail does not offer unlimited online space

Description

  • Gmail offers free email with growing storage space. Additional storage can be purchased and shared among Google services.
  • Next to mail, Gmail shows contextual ads machine-matched to keywords found in messages.
  • Starring and custom color labels let you neatly organize threads (conversations) and precise search options find emails fast.
  • Gmail’s filters can organize, forward and respond with a canned reply. You can use templates for new messages as well.
  • You can access a Gmail account via IMAP or POP in any email client or forward its messages elsewhere.
  • A mobile Gmail application tailored to specific phones lets you access mail including attachments fast.
  • Gmail retrieves mail from up to 5 POP accounts and lets you use these email addresses (or others) in the From: line of mail.
  • Connecting to Google Talk, you can IM and group chat. Integration with Google Calendar lets you create events and invite.
  • Gmail supports rich text formatting and can display many attachment types (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
  • A spam filter tries to sort out the junk and fraud, and Gmail scans for viruses and worms, too.

Try Gmail

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/gmail/feed/ 2 AIM Mail http://www.sharealink.org/aim-mail/ http://www.sharealink.org/aim-mail/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:51:21 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=893 aim_mailAIM Mail, AOL’s free web-based email service, shines with unlimited online storage, very good spam protection and a rich, easy to use interface. Unfortunately, AIM Mail lacks a bit in productivity (no labels, smart folders and message threading), but makes up for some of that with very functional IMAP (as well as POP) access.

Pros
  • AIM Mail has stellar spam protection and solid security features
  • A rich interface makes AIM Mail easy to use and integrates email with calendar and chat
  • AIM Mail offers unlimited online email storage space and POP or IMAP access
Cons
  • AIM Mail does not thread messages and offers no labels or smart folders for organizing them
  • Sending messages using the web interface adds a tag line
  • AIM Mail support can be tricky to reach

Description

  • AIM Mail is a web-based email service offering unlimited online mail storage plus POP and IMAP access.
  • Using AOL spam filtering, AIM Mail rejects unwanted mail altogether or puts it in your “Spam” folder.
  • AIM Mail lets you compose emails using rich HTML formatting.
  • AIM Mail can check display and audibly announce new messages automatically and filter them to folders using rules.
  • Using WAP, POP, IMAP or Mobile AIM Mail software (available for certain carriers), you can use AIM Mail from mobile phones.
  • AIM Mail includes a fully featured address book and a browser-based AIM instant messaging client.
  • You can set up an auto-reply, notifying senders that and how long you are away.
  • AIM Mail includes a calendar and lets you turn emails into events or to-do items easily.
  • Blocking remote images and links in emails from unknown senders, AIM Mail protects your privacy and your computer’s security.
  • Via AOL My eAddress, U.S. users can get email addresses at a free personal domain.

Try AIM Mail

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/aim-mail/feed/ 1 GMX Mail http://www.sharealink.org/gmx-mail/ http://www.sharealink.org/gmx-mail/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:46:52 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=890 gmx_mailGMX Mail is a reliable email service filtered well of spam and viruses whose 5 GB of online storage you can use not only through a rich web interface but also via POP or IMAP from a desktop email program.

More and smarter ways to organize mail could be nice.

Pros
  • GMX Mail offers a rich web interface as well as POP and IMAP access in desktop programs
  • 5 GB online storage and messages up to 50 MB allow for lots of mail and large attachments
  • GMX Mail can retrieve mail from your other accounts (including Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail)
Cons
  • GMX Mail does not support encrypted mail and cannot display remote images per sender
  • You cannot label mail, find related messages fast or set up smart folders in GMX Mail
  • GMX Mail cannot sort mail based on past actions

Description

  • GMX Mail offers email accounts including 5 GB of online storage and POP as well as IMAP access.
  • You can read mail from other email accounts (including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail) in GMX Mail.
  • All mail is scanned for viruses, and a learning spam filter keeps GMX Mail Inboxes clean.
  • Flexible filters can sort incoming mail into custom folders or forward it, for example.
  • GMX Mail’s rich web interface includes drag and drop ease as well as rich-text email formatting.
  • While you’re away from computers, GMX Mail can send a vacation auto-reply.
  • You can have GMX Mail delete mail from any folder (not just “Spam” and “Trash”) after a certain number of days.
  • In addition to an address book, GMX Mail also includes a calendar and online storage.

Try GMX Mail

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/gmx-mail/feed/ 1 Zenbe http://www.sharealink.org/zenbe/ http://www.sharealink.org/zenbe/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:40:53 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=884 zenbeZenbe organizes your emails and attachments (from Zenbe and existing POP accounts) with labels and search and integrates calendar, to-do list, twitter and Facebook updates, too.

With a focus on elegant simplicity, Zenbe provides many sweet shortcuts but also shows quirks and omissions in others. The spam filter is good, but it would be great if IMAP access was possible for all folders (not just the inbox).

Pros

  • Zenbe lets you organize mail and attachments flexibly using labels and search
  • ZenPages make it easy to share and collaborate on the information contained in emails
  • Zenbe filters spam solidly, lets you use existing accounts and can be accessed using POP/IMAP

Cons

  • Zenbe IMAP access provides access only to the inbox
  • You cannot save searches and Zenbe cannot learn (say, what labels to apply) from your actions
  • Zenbe does not prevent remote images from loading automatically

Description

  • Zenbe offers free email accounts with 4 GB of online storage and POP as well as IMAP (inbox only) access.
  • You can organize messages and attachments using free-form tags and stars, and use powerful search.
  • Filters assign tags or stars and archive, delete or forward messages automatically. Messages can be grouped in threads.
  • Zenbe can fetch messages from existing POP accounts and lets you send from your any email address, too.
  • A potent spam filter moves junk mail out of the inbox and you can filter your inbox for mail from favorite contacts swiftly.
  • Calendar, to-do list and address book are integrated into Zenbe and can be viewed right alongside email.
  • ZenPages let you share emails, files, tasks, schedules, links and more. iPaper lets you view files right in the browser.
  • A sidebar puts Google Talk, facebook and twitter right alongside your email.

Try Zenbe

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/zenbe/feed/ 1 Inbox.com http://www.sharealink.org/inboxcom/ http://www.sharealink.org/inboxcom/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:34:26 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=881 inbox_comInbox.com not only gives you 5 GB to store your mail online but also a highly polished, fast and functional way to access it via either the web (including speedy search, free-form labels and reading mail by conversation) or through POP in your email program. Unfortunately, IMAP access is not supported by Inbox.com, and its tools for organizing mail could be improved with smart or self-teaching folders.

Pros
  • Inbox.com offers 5 GB of online mailbox space as well as POP access
  • The fast web interface includes rich text editing, threading and free-form labels
  • Inbox.com includes solid spam and virus filtering
Cons
  • Inbox.com does not offer IMAP access
  • You cannot set up smart folders in Inbox.com
  • Inbox.com does not support encrypted mail and digital signatures

Description

  • Inbox.com offers free web-based email with 5 GB (US/CA/UK) or 2 GB online storage and POP access.
  • You can organize mail using stars, custom folders, free labels and filters.
  • Inbox.com filters spam using varying aggressiveness or a challenge/response mechanism.
  • Remote images in emails can be blocked from automatic download to protect your privacy.
  • Inbox.com lets you view mail in threads and supports rich HTML formatting in outgoing messages.
  • You can send messages up to a size of 30 MB.
  • For a fee, Inbox.com offers up to 30 GB storage and daily backups.
  • Email integrates to some degree with Inbox.com calender, notes, file storage and photo galleries.

Try Inbox.com

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/inboxcom/feed/ 0 Gawab.com http://www.sharealink.org/gawabcom/ http://www.sharealink.org/gawabcom/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:29:58 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=875 gawab_com4Gawab.com is a speedy, stable and very usable free email service with 2 GB online space, POP access and many a web-based goodie.

It’s a pity Gawab.com lacks IMAP access and full message search.

Pros
  • Gawab.com offers 2 GB of online storage as well as free POP access
  • You can label, search mail fast and save search criteria as handy smart folders
  • Gawab.com lets you send mail from other accounts and can retrieve their mail, too
Cons
  • Gawab.com does not offer IMAP access
  • The spam filter could be even more effective
  • Gawab.com offers comparably little space and lacks full message search

Description

  • Gawab.com offers free web-based email accounts with 2 GB of online storage.
  • You can access a Gawab.com account in any desktop email program using POP.
  • Conversely, Gawab.com can download mail from existing POP and IMAP accounts and lets you send mail from these addresses.
  • In Gawab.com, you can sort your mail using folders and free-form labels.
  • Labels, sender, date, subject, size and other criteria can be used to search once — or automatically in smart folders.
  • You can compose messages in plain text or using a rich-text editor — but also inserting HTML code manually.
  • Gawab.com can track mail you’ve sent and let you know, by way of an web beacon placed in your message, when it is opened.
  • A spam filter moves obvious junk out of your Gawab.com inbox and you can report spam (or false positives) easily.
  • Mail filters can file or forward messages automatically, and an out of office auto-responder replies while you’re away.

Try Gawab.com

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Pros
  • FastMail offers free IMAP access
  • You can send emails from any address from FastMail
  • FastMail includes extremely powerful and flexible web-based access to email
Cons
  • FastMail has only basic virus and spam filtering
  • Online storage space could be granted more generously
  • FastMail does not support secure, encrypted messaging

Description

  • FastMail offers a free email account with 10 MB mailbox size and IMAP access.
  • The fast and highly customizable web interface can compete with many an email program.
  • The message editor makes it easy to write both plain-text and rich HTML emails properly.
  • You can create flexible custom filters and vacation auto-replies.
  • FastMail also includes basic protection from spam and viruses. Full and enhanced accounts use personal Bayesian filtering.
  • You are protected from privacy infringement by remote images.
  • Counteracting phishing attempts, FastMail disables links that can be identified as misleading.
  • You can collect mail from other POP and Hotmail accounts.
  • FastMail includes a fully featured address book.

Try FastMail

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/fastmail/feed/ 0 Yahoo! Mail Classic http://www.sharealink.org/yahoo-mail-classic/ http://www.sharealink.org/yahoo-mail-classic/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:21:14 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=869 yahoo_mail_classicYahoo! Mail Classic is a comfortable, reliable and secure email service with unlimited storage. A pretty good spam filter keeps the junk out, and you can send rich emails using Yahoo! Mail’s HTML editor.

Pros

  • Yahoo! Mail Classic scans for spam and viruses effectively
  • Yahoo! Go Mail brings rich and always up to date email to mobile phones
  • Yahoo! Mail Classic offers unlimited storage for free

Cons

  • Yahoo! Mail Classic lacks a powerful plain text editor
  • Digital signatures and message encryption are not supported
  • Yahoo! Mail Classic does not thread messages and lacks virtual folders

Description

  • Yahoo! Mail Classic offers email accounts with unlimited online storage.
  • Junk emails are automatically filed in a special folder by Yahoo! Mail’s SpamGuard.
  • You can turn off automatic downloading of remote images in Yahoo! Mail Classic for enhanced privacy.
  • Yahoo! Mail Plus users can use disposable email addresses to stop spam in its tracks.
  • Yahoo! Mail Classic offers mail filters and views, message flags and powerful mail search across folders.
  • It’s accessible via mobile phones, but Yahoo! Mail Classic can send automatic vacation replies, too.
  • A WYSIWYG HTML message editor (requires Internet Explorer on Windows) lets you compose rich emails.
  • PhotoMail, integrating Yahoo! Photos with Yahoo! Mail Classic, makes it easy to upload and share photos.
  • Using Yahoo! Go Mail, you can access your Yahoo! Mail account comfortably from cell phones.
  • Yahoo! Mail Classic can be set as the default email client for Windows.

Try Yahoo! Mail Classic

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When it comes to organizing mail, Windows Live Hotmail does not go beyond folders (to saved searches and tags, for example), its spam filter could be more effective, and POP or IMAP access are missing.

Pros

  • Windows Live Hotmail is a simple and easy to use free email service akin to desktop email
  • You can send from other email addresses using Windows Live Hotmail
  • Windows Live Hotmail includes fast search and can be accessed via Windows Live Mail

Cons

  • Windows Live Hotmail lacks virtual folders and tags for message organization
  • You cannot access your Windows Live Hotmail account via POP or IMAP
  • Keyboard shortcuts would be nice, and the spam filter needs improvement

Description

  • Windows Live Hotmail offers free web-based email accounts with 5 GB (Windows Live Hotmail Plus: 10 GB) of online storage.
  • Scanning for phishing attempts, viruses and spam, Windows Live Hotmail protects privacy, security and sanity.
  • You can set up Windows Live Hotmail to accept mail only from people in your address book.
  • Windows Live Hotmail does not download images from unauthorized senders automatically.
  • A reading pane, drag-and-drop ease and rich text editing lend Windows Live Hotmail a desktop-like handling.
  • You can set up additional addresses to use in the From: line of mail you send with Windows Live Hotmail.
  • Windows Live Hotmail offers fast and universal message search, and filters can sort incoming mail to custom folders.
  • Optimized versions of Windows Live Hotmail provide access using various browsers and mobile devices.
  • You can have Windows Live Hotmail forward incoming mail between Windows Live Hotmail accounts (Plus: to any email address).
  • A vacation auto-responder answers emails for you while you are away.

Try Windows Live Hotmail

]]> http://www.sharealink.org/windows-live-hotmail/feed/ 0 BigString.com http://www.sharealink.org/bigstringcom/ http://www.sharealink.org/bigstringcom/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:11:26 +0000 blogtopia http://www.sharealink.org/?p=863 bigstring_comBigString.com is a free 2 GB email service that includes rich secure and certified mail services and lets you password-protect, expire or edit sent messages, for example.
Unfortunately, BigString.com is not equally well equipped for handling incoming mail and lacks organizing tools.
Pros
  • BigString.com offers certified email functions (read receipts, editing and expiring of sent mail)
  • You can send emails from any address using BigString.com
  • BigString.com lets you send secure and password-protected messages
Cons
  • BigString.com includes POP access only as a premium feature
  • You cannot label messages or sort them in smart folders
  • BigString.com lacks keyboard shortcuts

Description

  • BigString.com offers free email accounts with 2 GB of storage space (2 GB and POP access for paying users).
  • You can send from any of your addresses using the BigString.com web interface.
  • BigString.com messages can auto-destruct, and you can edit mail after it has been sent.
  • You can also track whether your messages are read with BigString.com, and make printing or forwarding difficult.
  • Secure and password-protected messages sent from BigString.com can only be opened through an SSL-encrypted web page.
  • Of course, BigString.com can also send and receive regular rich text email messages.
  • Message templates (in which you can allow for editable areas) make frequently sent messages a snap.
  • BigString.com can highlight mail containing your keywords and includes a spam filter.
  • You can record and send short video emails right inside BigString.com.

Try BigString.com

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