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Dave Hardenbrook

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Nov 9, 2006, 5:19:37 PM11/9/06
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Hello

I am a computer technician, and I have an elderly client who for various
reasons has become fed up with Outlook Express and is looking into
another means to send/receive her E-mail, preferably free and web-based.
I have already suggested Yahoo, Hotmail, and GMail, but I'm not familiar
enough to which to recommend. As I say she is elderly, and she wants
something with a fairly easy learning curve for a former Outlook Express
user, but that is more reliable and doesn't involve setting up POP3/SMTP
server parameters, which is way over her head. So could someone here
who has experience with Yahoo, Hotmail, GMail, etc. recommend a free
web-based E-mail provider?

Thanks very much!

Dave Hardenbrook
A+ Certified PC Technician

Wayne Garmil

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Feb 8, 2007, 2:59:37 PM2/8/07
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On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:19:37 GMT, Dave Hardenbrook
<daveh4...@mindspring.com> wrote:

>I have already suggested Yahoo, Hotmail, and GMail, but I'm not familiar
>enough to which to recommend.

Avoid Hotmail if you can, it is NOT a good user interface. I use both
Yahoo and Gmail, and of the two I prefer Gmail. I think it is more
reliable and easier to use.

Wayne

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The Computer Dood

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Jun 27, 2007, 7:53:52 PM6/27/07
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Dave,
I use Gmail, and it has all the features that I want. I have my own
email server (groupwise), and use gmail as my own personal email.
1. It works at any browser (anyone's computer)
2. It allows 2 Gb of data so she will (almost) never have to delete email
3. It has anti-spam. If she sees something she doesn't want, she can
"FLAG" it to be caught in the spam filter.
4. It is always on.
5. It allows consolidation. IF she had other "POP3" accounts, you can
have gmail get email from them, and have only one central email.

I don't work for them, but use it regularly, even as a business account.
I highly recommend it. It used to be beta, so if you need an
invitation (I can give out invitations), just email me at ifstory (at)
gmail.com (To prevent bots from spamming me. put a @ at the at and all
together.

Good luck,
The Computer Dood

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