Free E-Mail War: Choose the Best Provider for You

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The discussion revolves around the comparison of various free email service providers, including Gmail, YahooMail, Hotmail, Thunderbird, and Outlook. Participants explore the features, advantages, and drawbacks of each service, as well as personal preferences and experiences.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant highlights Gmail's storage capacity of 2.7 GB and its integration with other Google services as significant advantages.
  • YahooMail is noted to offer 1 GB of storage (or 2 GB for a fee) and is described as a typical email service with useful features.
  • Hotmail is mentioned as having declined in popularity, now offering only 250 MB of storage.
  • Thunderbird is presented as a useful email client that can aggregate emails from various services but is not an email server itself.
  • Outlook is described as the most popular program among amateur users, primarily due to its integration with Windows.
  • Another participant offers Gmail invitations to mitigate the perceived drawback of needing an invitation to create an account.
  • A suggestion is made that running a personal mail server could be a viable alternative to the mentioned services.
  • One participant expresses a preference for Gmail over Yahoo and other services, citing its improvements and simplicity.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing opinions on the best email service, with some favoring Gmail for its features and storage, while others highlight the limitations of various services. There is no consensus on a single best provider.

Contextual Notes

Some participants may have differing definitions of what constitutes a "typical" email service, and there are unresolved questions about the specific features and user experiences of each service mentioned.

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The free e-mail war!

A big war happens now between Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and other big companies...

The reason:The free e-mail services.

What e-mail should I choose?
Gmail:It offers the most available space 2.7 GB. You can chat via it search the Web using Google and enjoy your 2.7 free GBs.

YahooMail:It offers 1 GB(or 2 GB by paying).It has numerous useful servises but it's a typical e-mail service.

Hotmail:It used to be the best, but not anymore. It's like Yahoo! but it's offerinf only 250 MB
Thunderbird: It's a useful client. You can download it and have it in your computer. You can have your Yahoo mails or Hotamils or Gmails into it.

Outlook:It's the program of the Windows and the most popular of all, since amateur users don't know anything different.

My personal advice is Gmail. Plenty of room and of course useful services.The only drwback is that only if you're sent an invitation you can have your Gmail account.
 
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Thunderbird and Outlook aren't email servers.
 
and to take out the drawback of gmail, i offer invitations :biggrin:
i got 100 of them i think, and they regenerate, so i feel generous :-p

just let me know if you want one.
 
Your own mail server would be option number 3. :smile:
 
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A big war happens now between Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and other big companies...

The reason:The free e-mail services.

What e-mail should I choose?
Gmail:It offers the most available space 2.7 GB. You can chat via it search the Web using Google and enjoy your 2.7 free GBs.

YahooMail:It offers 1 GB(or 2 GB by paying).It has numerous useful servises but it's a typical e-mail service.

Hotmail:It used to be the best, but not anymore. It's like Yahoo! but it's offerinf only 250 MB
Thunderbird: It's a useful client. You can download it and have it in your computer. You can have your Yahoo mails or Hotamils or Gmails into it.

Outlook:It's the program of the Windows and the most popular of all, since amateur users don't know anything different.

My personal advice is Gmail. Plenty of room and of course useful services.The only drwback is that only if you're sent an invitation you can have your Gmail account.

I agree, gmail is a lot improved than yahoo or any other email in my view and Its also a lot simpler​
 

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