E-mail, chat, & VoIP forum: Poll: What do you prefer for sending and receiving e-mails?

I use Thunderbird for my ISP e-mail and Web for my G mail and Yahoo mail. Most of my desired e-mail comes from my ISP. I set up my G mail and Yahoo mail quite a while ago when my ISP had a much smaller limit on the size of the mail box. I like having all three so I have some options. I prefer Thunderbird to the Web Based. I actually could bring my G mail and Yahoo mail into Thunderbird bit don't. With Thunderbird it is a lot easier to handle my e-mail account.

I use web base e-mail because of the fact that when I started using E-mail I was in the country (horses,cows & farms) and when broadband showed up you only had one choice. Then later you had some one else. And then that company got bought out by somebody that got bought by somebody etc.

So I went from @snet.net to Aldelphiea.net to whoever.com then moved to the city and had to go to a different provider and then that changed to at&t.net.

So why do I use web based E-mail ? So I never have to change settings again.

Primarily I use Mac Mail. Works great and don't have any problems. I also set up a Gmail account for junk which I signed up for, etc., but really don't want to read.

Then I discovered that either Mac Mail or Charter ( my ISP) would not let me email, send or receive, certain files. Could be the file size or sometimes an unknown reason. Gmail would, however send/receive the same files. I'm not tech savvy and I don't know why, but it doesn't matter. You just have to find what works for you.

The only problem I have with the Gmail account is that I have to warn folks not to send email to me at that address unless I know it is coming because I never look at it.

That reminds me. I better check my Gmail and see if there is anything there I need to read

I use Outlook. the rest of my familey use web based.

When Outlook Express came bundled with windows it was a simple choice. But now with windows void of a mail client it is whether you want to pay for a client (think Thunderbird is free) or just use your client web server.

I don't know about Thunderbird but Outlook allows me to leave undeleted mail on the server. I then if away from my Desktop still access my mail through the server.

I always prefer to yahoo eamail becauese it is so easy and comforable for every one.
it is no difficult for unknown peope.