What is best free email provider with biggest capacity?

euroman · 16 Dec 2004, 07:12 PM

I'm collecting most of my emails with gmail but would like to back them up on another we based account. Which is best performer large capacity free email provider? I use fastmail with IMAP for really essential stuff which I back up on my local PC, but I also collect fastmail stuff on gmail because it has best search capabilities..... In addition I catch my wife's gmail account on my gmail as well as have all my yahoo group stuff go to gmail... I like to have a certain level of backup security even if it's only on another web based server... Hope that's explains the original question....!!

Killer · 16 Dec 2004, 08:23 PM

If you are doing backup, you will need a service that is stable and reliable. I don't find any of those other GB services any stable than gmail. They may have bigger size but they don't have the impression they can last or always avaliable.

**gdg** · 16 Dec 2004, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by euroman
I'm collecting most of my emails with gmail but would like to back them up on another we based account. Which is best performer large capacity free email provider?

For stable options, all with 250MB storage for free, in order of my preference:[list=1][*]Yahoo[*]Netscape[*]MSN/Hotmail (last resort!)[/list=1]

robert@fm · 17 Dec 2004, 03:27 AM

I think you're asking two different questions.

The biggest and the best are probably two different providers...

fmnewbee · 17 Dec 2004, 03:39 AM

Could yahoo be most reliable but not the best then the web interface is very slow when I have the Australian Ads going.

Maybe I should go over to yahoo sweden instead. or are their servers in US or in england maybe?

But for how long.

thebull · 17 Dec 2004, 09:37 AM

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Originally posted by euroman
I'm collecting most of my emails with gmail but would like to back them up on another we based account. Which is best performer large capacity free email provider? I use fastmail with IMAP for really essential stuff which I back up on my local PC, but I also collect fastmail stuff on gmail because it has best search capabilities..... In addition I catch my wife's gmail account on my gmail as well as have all my yahoo group stuff go to gmail... I like to have a certain level of backup security even if it's only on another web based server... Hope that's explains the original question....!!

Why hasn't anyone suggested omnilect:
http://www.omnilect.com

It has 2 gigs and they just upgraded their system!
Has bookmarks too!

a_a · 17 Dec 2004, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by thebull
Why hasn't anyone suggested omnilect:
http://www.omnilect.com

i don't recommend this...very slow...checked the forum...lost mail...
poor feedback.

**gdg** · 17 Dec 2004, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by fmnewbee
Could yahoo be most reliable but not the best then the web interface is very slow when I have the Australian Ads going.

Maybe I should go over to yahoo sweden instead. or are their servers in US or in england maybe?

But for how long.

Yahoo is probably has the best combo of size, stability, and functionality for free. The China accounts have no advertising, and you can get it upgraded to 1GB, but I'm a bit concerned about the privacy on a China specific account.

Firefox does have extensions that wipe out the ads.

a_a · 17 Dec 2004, 01:00 PM

about gawab ...maybe best

...not the biggest.

**gdg** · 17 Dec 2004, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by a_a
about gawab ...maybe best...not the biggest.

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The favored choice of Arab users after Hotmail & Yahoo

So, even in their home region, it is not top on the list of mail providers.

euroman · 17 Dec 2004, 03:21 PM

Thanks all
I decided to set up a yahoo account - with adsl is fast enough.... nothing cf fastmail or gmail for that matter..

cheers

16 Dec 2004, 07:12 PM	#1
euroman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 136	What is best free email provider with biggest capacity? I'm collecting most of my emails with gmail but would like to back them up on another we based account. Which is best performer large capacity free email provider? I use fastmail with IMAP for really essential stuff which I back up on my local PC, but I also collect fastmail stuff on gmail because it has best search capabilities..... In addition I catch my wife's gmail account on my gmail as well as have all my yahoo group stuff go to gmail... I like to have a certain level of backup security even if it's only on another web based server... Hope that's explains the original question....!!

17 Dec 2004, 03:39 AM	#5
fmnewbee Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,135	could yahoo be most reliable but not the best then Could yahoo be most reliable but not the best then the web interface is very slow when I have the Australian Ads going. Maybe I should go over to yahoo sweden instead. or are their servers in US or in england maybe? But for how long.

16 Dec 2004, 08:23 PM	#2
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	If you are doing backup, you will need a service that is stable and reliable. I don't find any of those other GB services any stable than gmail. They may have bigger size but they don't have the impression they can last or always avaliable.

17 Dec 2004, 03:27 AM	#4
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	I think you're asking two different questions. The biggest and the best are probably two different providers...

17 Dec 2004, 01:00 PM	#9
a_a Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mississauga, ON CANADA Posts: 263	about gawab ...maybe best...not the biggest.

17 Dec 2004, 03:21 PM	#11
euroman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 136	Thanks all I decided to set up a yahoo account - with adsl is fast enough.... nothing cf fastmail or gmail for that matter.. cheers