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INTRODUCTION








Free mail accounts differ in various ways.

Some offer filtering for known mass commercial messengers (spammers).

Some offer autorespond (so people will get a notification if they mail you during your vacation).

Others offer various e-mail names (e.g. yourname@Astronaut.Com or yourname@Anarchy.Com, etc.).




Free e-mail services can be divided into three major categories:

Web-based

Web-based e-mail services store messages on a network that is available from any computer connected to the Internet, with the correct name and password, of course. You use a web browser to view and send messages.

Use if:
You share your computer with others and don't want them to see your mail.





Forwarding

Accounts that offer to forward incoming e-mail to your real e-mail account.

Use if:
You want to hide your usual email address to the people that will send you mail, but do not need to hide the incoming e-mail from others using your computer.






POP3 or normal

E-mail accounts that are read in your normal e-mail program and sent directly to you.

Use if:
You simply want a normal e-mail account. In this case you will be able to empty your mail using a usual e-mail program or the mail option in your browser. This is much more convenient then reading mails through a webpage. However, there is a risk that other people using your computer will take advantage of the opportunity and read your mail.





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DEVELOPER TIP!
FACT:
None of the leading search engines will crawl pages based on framesets.
TIP:
Offer visitors a non-framed option.
If for nothing else: to make sure your pages get listed with the search engines!





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