Which Service Rocks, Part II - Page 2

FMRocks · 15 Jul 2004, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gdgrph
edit: By Yahoo, I'm referring to the Premium service, not the free one.

I don't think this can be fairly done, because

(1) Gmail has no premium service.
(2) Nothing was specified for FM (i.e. the Full or Enhanced or overall).

Therefore to only take Yahoo's Plus accounts into account would be comparing apples to oranges. So despite this advisory, I had to consider yahoo as a whole (free AND paid services) and cast my vote. I don't suppose I need to tell you who got my vote.

**gdg** · 15 Jul 2004, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FMRocks
I don't suppose I need to tell you who got my vote.

No, no, not really.

ehabshoubaki · 15 Jul 2004, 01:48 PM

Fastmail is still the best!

**gdg** · 15 Jul 2004, 08:24 PM

I'm actually quite surprised by the strength of Gmail so far...and only in beta!

I haven't voted yet, myself.

hajonez · 15 Jul 2004, 09:35 PM

I voted for Runbox. I've now been using them for three and a half years and they have been wonderfully reliable and efficient throughout that time. Their support is the best the industry has to offer and their web interface is very professional and user-friendly. I also feel that Runbox's recent changes and developments in relation to storage space and HTML composition have put it in a very good position to continue thriving in the future.

- Henry

FMRocks · 16 Jul 2004, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gdgrph
I'm actually quite surprised by the strength of Gmail so far...and only in beta!

I am not surprised really. It's the latest, so a lot of people are fascinated. Do the same poll a year from now and see what results you get.

room222 · 16 Jul 2004, 03:45 AM

gmail pushes the email envelope to its limits.....so in my book it rocks!

ehabshoubaki · 16 Jul 2004, 03:49 AM

Gmail = no features

room222 · 16 Jul 2004, 04:06 AM

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Originally posted by ehabshoubaki
Gmail = no features

I must say i agree with you and your point is well taken...other than providing an efficient platform for reading writing sending getting organizing and searching for messages, its pretty featureless. However, the interface does not seem to be a work in process either. The storage of course is bunk, and it certainly isn't providing the daily suspense some services are offering up users these days. That may account for some thrilling moments in front of the lcd panel, but I would rather not be subjected to the daily ritual, however heart pounding, of wondering whether my service will be up or not, even in BETA. I will grant you that gmail is certainly not for the email tweaker set that thrives on layering complexities on top of one another and pondering insolvable database and kernel crashes. These folk are very well served by existing services.

regards

mj

**gdg** · 16 Jul 2004, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ehabshoubaki
Gmail = no features

It does not have some of the features that I would like, but this equation is not exactly true.

kchess79 · 16 Jul 2004, 07:04 AM

I'm a fastmail "cheerleader" [/sarcasm], but I really love my Mailsnare account. I put the bookmarks and file storage to good use, as well as the address book. And I switch between VO and IMP all the time

Webgenie · 16 Jul 2004, 11:09 AM

I still have a paid Yahoo account; I got it before I discovered FastMail - FastMail gets my vote, based on when it is working as it should. For features, I don't see how anything else can compare. I never heard of MailSnare until I read about it here, and I just went there and got a free account to try it out. GMail doesn't seem so special, and since I use Opera, I don't check it much. It will be interesting to see how Yahoo changes from its merge with OddPost.

The things I like about Yahoo are free: the calendar and notifications, and for Internet Explorer, the Companion toolbar and especially the bookmarks. I don't like the exclusively Yahoo-type spam, which is beggars from South Africa calling me by the wrong name. With Hotmail, it's messages in Korean

Because of those types of spam, which I've never gotten anywhere else, I think Yahoo and Hotmail addresses are not secure.

mjfriedman · 17 Jul 2004, 03:13 AM

I also like how the Yahoo Companion, unlike competing toolbars, allows one to store and access bookmarks. For me, this is a killer feature.

pin · 17 Jul 2004, 03:34 AM

I would have voted for Fusemail, but it isn't in the list. Oh well, maybe its just me

BLuRReD · 17 Jul 2004, 07:33 AM

Runbox ...!

View Poll Results: Which service rocks the most?
Gmail - www.gmail.com	15	20.00%
Yahoo - mail.yahoo.com	9	12.00%
MailSnare - www.mailsnare.com	10	13.33%
Runbox - www.runbox.com	12	16.00%
FastMail - www.fastmail.fm	29	38.67%
Voters: 75. You may not vote on this poll

16 Jul 2004, 03:45 AM	#22
room222 Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 231	gmail pushes the email envelope to its limits.....so in my book it rocks! Last edited by room222 : 16 Jul 2004 at 03:50 AM.

15 Jul 2004, 01:48 PM	#18
ehabshoubaki Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 65	Fastmail is still the best!

15 Jul 2004, 08:24 PM	#19
gdg Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,308	I'm actually quite surprised by the strength of Gmail so far...and only in beta! I haven't voted yet, myself.

15 Jul 2004, 09:35 PM	#20
hajonez Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 727	I voted for Runbox. I've now been using them for three and a half years and they have been wonderfully reliable and efficient throughout that time. Their support is the best the industry has to offer and their web interface is very professional and user-friendly. I also feel that Runbox's recent changes and developments in relation to storage space and HTML composition have put it in a very good position to continue thriving in the future. - Henry

16 Jul 2004, 03:49 AM	#23
ehabshoubaki Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 65	Gmail = no features

16 Jul 2004, 07:04 AM	#26
kchess79 Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,142	I'm a fastmail "cheerleader" [/sarcasm], but I really love my Mailsnare account. I put the bookmarks and file storage to good use, as well as the address book. And I switch between VO and IMP all the time

16 Jul 2004, 11:09 AM	#27
Webgenie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CA USA Posts: 151	I still have a paid Yahoo account; I got it before I discovered FastMail - FastMail gets my vote, based on when it is working as it should. For features, I don't see how anything else can compare. I never heard of MailSnare until I read about it here, and I just went there and got a free account to try it out. GMail doesn't seem so special, and since I use Opera, I don't check it much. It will be interesting to see how Yahoo changes from its merge with OddPost. The things I like about Yahoo are free: the calendar and notifications, and for Internet Explorer, the Companion toolbar and especially the bookmarks. I don't like the exclusively Yahoo-type spam, which is beggars from South Africa calling me by the wrong name. With Hotmail, it's messages in Korean Because of those types of spam, which I've never gotten anywhere else, I think Yahoo and Hotmail addresses are not secure.

17 Jul 2004, 03:13 AM	#28
mjfriedman Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 34	I also like how the Yahoo Companion, unlike competing toolbars, allows one to store and access bookmarks. For me, this is a killer feature.

17 Jul 2004, 03:34 AM	#29
pin Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 233	I would have voted for Fusemail, but it isn't in the list. Oh well, maybe its just me

17 Jul 2004, 07:33 AM	#30
BLuRReD Essential Contributor Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 297	Runbox ...!