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Webmail and e-mail
Magaly MoslehMelissa Francis
Definition and difference
How to use it?
Providers
Webmail and e-mail
Definition and
difference
Webmail is accessed via a web browser
Read or send email through your browser
The web mail service provided with your ISP account
Webmail
Piece of software on your computer.
Used to read and send emails.
The emails are stored on your computer and are accessible faster than using a web based email interface.
Offline: Read the messages already received .
Compose email while offline. Once connected the emails can be sent.
How to use it?
Address : [email protected]
Client mail server via simple mail transfer protocol (= local post office)
SMPT Domain name system server (translates domains to an IP address)
Message: serverTarget domain’s mail exchange server (mail Transfer agent) : decides where exactly to put the mail
Use your browser:
You will be given a web address to access your web mail.
https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?&.src=ym
Login: user name and password.
Read the emails sent to your web based email and send emails from this email address.
Webmail
Use your installed email client: Create an email accountex: Outlook Express or Outlook
Like web based email, you can organize and sort email in your email client.
You can also create email signatures in your email client.
Providers
Mozilla Opera Windows Live Mail Pegasus mail Foxmail IncrediMail Dream Mail Mulberry Sylpheed Outlook Alpine …
Yahoo Runbox Gmail Hotmail (now outlook) Orangina Zoho Yandex Ovi Icloud Fast Mail Gandi LaPoste …
Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo
Top 3 Webmail providers
Product Owner Cost Storage Max attachment limit
Gmail Google Free, 5$ ad free
15+ Gb 25 mb
Outlook Microsoft Free, paid ad free
Unlimited 25 mb
Yahoo Yahoo Free, no ads for $49.99
1 Tb 25 mb
Gmail and yahoo Mail have targeted ads based on email contents
Or hotmail does not
All 3 of them keep spam in inbox at less than 3%
Security and privacy :
Opens by environment
http://www.smartinsights.com/email-marketing/email-marketing-analytics/most-popular-email-marketing-clients/