What is your Preference Acessing Your Email

Ken7 · 13 Nov 2007, 12:34 AM

Do you use POP, IMAP or Webmail as your main email tool?

Merovingian · 13 Nov 2007, 12:38 AM

Almost always webmail. Use it home and work. Occasionally I will use Outlook at home.
Should this thread have a poll with it?

alexu2007 · 13 Nov 2007, 12:55 AM

Always webmail

Merovingian · 13 Nov 2007, 01:03 AM

I see the poll at the top, thanks Ken7 !

Chipper · 13 Nov 2007, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexu2007

Always webmail

Ditto -- that way I can access from anywhere (although 90% is from the same place -- the extra 10% is a nice convenience)

xmailer · 13 Nov 2007, 02:15 AM

Definitely webmail. While I, too, usually access my email from the same place, still being on dialup, it eventually became much too tedious to have to download all my messages on a routine basis. And while I can't say I have anything like unwavering trust in anything computer or Internet related (in fact, less and less so with every passing day lately, as at least in my experience, everything seems to be getting steadily worse rather than improving, in general), having had my share of serious computer problems lately, I feel that my messages are less likely to be lost online than on my own system. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I used POP or IMAP to download messages locally (it's been well over a year, at least, perhaps over two years), although I have used them more recently to transfer messages from one webmail account to another for access online.

zhak · 13 Nov 2007, 02:29 AM

95% webmail. IMAP only for transfers or backups. POP only for accounts that don't forward, and even then it's pop'd into a webmail account. Although periodically, I use Thunderbird with IMAP very heavily, because it's easy to drag equations (images) into the message body. If webmail could do that easily, I'd never use a client.

**Sherry** · 13 Nov 2007, 03:22 AM

I prefer POP3 (faster) but I'm using IMAP now as I dual boot between two OS's and need the email available from both.

Sherry

kelly · 13 Nov 2007, 04:02 AM

100% webmail.
Using Fastmail's web interface while netsurfing is faster & more convenient than opening up another client application!

theog · 13 Nov 2007, 04:18 AM

I have to check too many accounts to use webmail... something like five business accounts and two personal accounts. Plus, I'm away from my computer many times, so I use a treo 700wx.

IMAP is a necessity at this point.

Although, I do check my yahoo and other accounts with webmail... but if those accounts went away, I'd not be mad or upset. I really to consolidate my email. lol

King Of Email · 13 Nov 2007, 06:30 AM

After receiving a very destructive virus sent via a major security flaw in Outlook Express' 2000 address book utility, I never went back to client based mail for anything and avoid it whenever possible. For my uses, webmail, is all I need.

Berenburger · 13 Nov 2007, 07:49 AM

Webmail! I like the 'all in one' approach (of FM): Mail - Files - Addresses - Notes - Photos.

jeffpan · 13 Nov 2007, 09:49 AM

webmail: yahoo (use few time), gmail (use often), AOL (for backup)
pop3/smtp: GMX, Earthlink

**CyberSmurf** · 13 Nov 2007, 11:50 AM

I voted POP, but some accounts I access via POP in Eudora and also IMAP in Outlook Express.

earlzsta · 13 Nov 2007, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xmailer

Definitely webmail. While I, too, usually access my email from the same place, still being on dialup, it eventually became much too tedious to have to download all my messages on a routine basis. And while I can't say I have anything like unwavering trust in anything computer or Internet related (in fact, less and less so with every passing day lately, as at least in my experience, everything seems to be getting steadily worse rather than improving, in general), having had my share of serious computer problems lately, I feel that my messages are less likely to be lost online than on my own system. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I used POP or IMAP to download messages locally (it's been well over a year, at least, perhaps over two years), although I have used them more recently to transfer messages from one webmail account to another for access online.

Just an off topic question and apologies to the other poster's. Xmailer - Why do you continue to use dial-up? Is broadband in your country not very reliable or quite expensive.. just was curious about your reasoning to continue to use dial-up. I work for Telecom in my country, and we still have quiet a few customers on dial-up and don't understand the reason why

View Poll Results: What is your Preference Accessing Your Email
Webmail	33	47.83%
POP	13	18.84%
IMAP	23	33.33%
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13 Nov 2007, 12:34 AM	#1
Ken7 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 91	What is your Preference Accessing Your Email Do you use POP, IMAP or Webmail as your main email tool? Last edited by Ken7 : 13 Nov 2007 at 12:42 AM.

13 Nov 2007, 06:30 AM	#11
King Of Email Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 622	Webmail After receiving a very destructive virus sent via a major security flaw in Outlook Express' 2000 address book utility, I never went back to client based mail for anything and avoid it whenever possible. For my uses, webmail, is all I need.

13 Nov 2007, 12:38 AM	#2
Merovingian Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,583	Almost always webmail. Use it home and work. Occasionally I will use Outlook at home. Should this thread have a poll with it?

13 Nov 2007, 12:55 AM	#3
alexu2007 Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 287	Always webmail

13 Nov 2007, 01:03 AM	#4
Merovingian Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,583	I see the poll at the top, thanks Ken7 !

13 Nov 2007, 02:15 AM	#6
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	Definitely webmail. While I, too, usually access my email from the same place, still being on dialup, it eventually became much too tedious to have to download all my messages on a routine basis. And while I can't say I have anything like unwavering trust in anything computer or Internet related (in fact, less and less so with every passing day lately, as at least in my experience, everything seems to be getting steadily worse rather than improving, in general), having had my share of serious computer problems lately, I feel that my messages are less likely to be lost online than on my own system. In fact, I can't even remember the last time I used POP or IMAP to download messages locally (it's been well over a year, at least, perhaps over two years), although I have used them more recently to transfer messages from one webmail account to another for access online.

13 Nov 2007, 02:29 AM	#7
zhak Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,861	95% webmail. IMAP only for transfers or backups. POP only for accounts that don't forward, and even then it's pop'd into a webmail account. Although periodically, I use Thunderbird with IMAP very heavily, because it's easy to drag equations (images) into the message body. If webmail could do that easily, I'd never use a client.

13 Nov 2007, 03:22 AM	#8
Sherry Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 8,687	I prefer POP3 (faster) but I'm using IMAP now as I dual boot between two OS's and need the email available from both. Sherry

13 Nov 2007, 04:02 AM	#9
kelly Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 116	100% webmail. Using Fastmail's web interface while netsurfing is faster & more convenient than opening up another client application!

13 Nov 2007, 04:18 AM	#10
theog = Permanently banned = Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 1 Microsoft Way Posts: 2,119	I have to check too many accounts to use webmail... something like five business accounts and two personal accounts. Plus, I'm away from my computer many times, so I use a treo 700wx. IMAP is a necessity at this point. Although, I do check my yahoo and other accounts with webmail... but if those accounts went away, I'd not be mad or upset. I really to consolidate my email. lol

13 Nov 2007, 07:49 AM	#12
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,981	Webmail! I like the 'all in one' approach (of FM): Mail - Files - Addresses - Notes - Photos.

13 Nov 2007, 09:49 AM	#13
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,427 Representative of: tls-mail.com	webmail: yahoo (use few time), gmail (use often), AOL (for backup) pop3/smtp: GMX, Earthlink

13 Nov 2007, 11:50 AM	#14
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,085	I voted POP, but some accounts I access via POP in Eudora and also IMAP in Outlook Express.