E-mail programs?

[johngalt]

I know you said not to suggest gmail, but it is pretty good. I use it now exclusively. It also supports email applications like Apple Mail or Thunderbird, so you never have to use the web interface.

The benefit is you can change ISPs like you change your socks but you don't have to change your address.

BTW, that is a lousy ISP if it doesn't offer email. I thought they all did.

 

[labworm]

I also use Comcast, via Apple Mail, never have had a problem.

 

[SJshooter]

Gmail.

There are some things about Gmail that work differently than other mail programs but look similar (archiving vs. deleting, filters vs. folders, etc)... but if you watch a few videos on how it works, take the time to learn how to really customize it to your needs, it is really quite a powerful email system.

 

[TucsonMTB]

I have a friend or two who are still using their free AOL accounts for most of their personal email. Free is hard to beat and keeping the same email address for a few decades is a plus.

At one time, our ISP was mindsrping.com. They eventually merged with Earthlink.com but our email addresses have never changed.

Currently, we no longer need a dail-up type ISP but for $10/month we still have ten mindspring.com email accounts, which preserves our decades old, email identities.

We are still using the older Windows based Eudora email client software. It is hard to beat and makes shrugging off spoofing attempts by the bad guys very easy.

Earthlink's browser based email is surprisingly good as well.

 

[BaaBaa]

There are 2 different thing. One is the location where you mail is stored and kept your domain and address, the other is the program you use to access and repsond to the mail.

There is no reason you can't use g-mail with another program like Outlook or Apple Mail and vice versa.

So what exactly is the problem?

FIrst off I suggest getting your own domain name and getting an e-mail address that is yours alone. Whether you go with your name and a.com domain or something else having an e-mail address that cannot be taken away from you is a really good idea.

Then decide what program you will use to access your e-mail. A lot depends on whether you want to leave it on a server somewhere in the cloud, good for access by multiple devices but really bad for security, or pull it down to your own device.

Personally I use all POP mail, so I am in control and it never stays on a server for longer than the time between when it arrives and when I pull my mail down.

I personally use Apple mail to access my mail but I have mail accounts on several different domains including 2 gmail accounts.