[access-uk] Re: Free web based e-mail accounts
- From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:54:15 +0100
I'm pasting in a section from an article from last week's Sunday Times about
services. The trend seems to be towards services like the ones below
offering huge storage space. I think www.fastmail.fm is free though.
PAID-FOR SERVICES. Alien Camel -www.aliencamel.com, Pounds 2.80 per
month or Pounds 9 for six months Pros Some of the best spam and
antivirus filtering around. Unlimited storage space for personal
mail.
Cons Limited webmail; primarily a clever Imap store, accessible
through PCs or Apple Macs.
FuseMail -www.fusemail.com, Pounds 11.20 per year for one address,
350MB of storage and five consolidated external accounts Pros Superb
webmail interface with a host of simple yet sophisticated features,
such as RSS news folders, make this a strong contender for the most
powerful Imap- based e-mail service. Packages with Outlook
synchronisation go up to 1.25GB.
Cons Pricey when you move beyond the basic features. Outlook calendar
and address-book synchronisation are still being developed.
MailSnare -www.mailsnare.net, Pounds 11.20 per year for one address
and 100MB of storage; Pounds 50.50 for five addresses and 500MB of
storage Pros Small, well-established, specialist US mail provider,
with phenomenal technical support and helpful forum. Mailsnare's
sophisticated web interface also offers a calendar, address book and
file storage (though no synchronisation), plus plenty of power
features.
Cons Storage allocation is a little low.
.Mac -www.mac.com, Pounds 56 for one user, Pounds 101 for five-user
family pack Pros The most advanced service for synchronisation of
e-mail, calendar, bookmarks and address books. With added backup,
parental controls and storage features too.
Cons Only of real benefit to Mac owners, and expensive unless you use
all the features. The backup service can be unreliable, and Apple has
dropped the free antivirus product for its latest operating system,
Tiger.
MSN Premium -www.msn.co.uk, Pounds 60 per year for up to 11 mail
accounts, 2GB of storage, antivirus software. Two-month free trial
Pros Astonishing value for a Windows PC-based family, offering mail
through Hotmail Plus, antivirus and firewall protection,
consolidation of other accounts, parental controls, plus extras such
as the online version of Encarta Premium and a 30MB store for photos.
Cons This is a "never mind the quality, feel the width" collection of
different products, some excellent, some iffy. Outlook
synchronisation is clunky, the range of options on show can be
terribly confusing, and everything is designed to lead you to
Microsoft products and software, from computers to phones.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Sandra Henshall
Sent: 22 August 2005 12:30
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Free web based e-mail accounts
Hi everyone,
Can anyone recommend a free web based e-mail account apart from the obvious
ones like Yahoo, Hotmail or Google. I need some e-mail storage, but nothing
extra large. Also, of course, I need a site that's screen reader friendly.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Sandra.
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