someone on one of my transport lists told me about gmail almost two years ago; it's google's answer to web mail, and it's become my main everyday account. it's quite different from other mail programs because it keeps everything by conversation, which makes it ideal for lists.
it's POP compatible, so i back it up to thunderbird every day just in case (only once since march 2005 has their been a problem, and what was lost were some drafts, no actual mail), it uses google's search technology so it's much easier to find things in messages than it is in thunderbird, for example; has a 2GB storage limit (which they think is adequate--ha!), it has excellent spam-filtering built in, its filtering and labeling is a bit different than other programs but is adequate, and it's MUCH faster than yahoo and other similar web-based email programs. one of the things i like best about it is that i can mark a batch of stuff for deletion or moving, and stop and read one email without losing all the nice little checkmarks i've already made..... it's by invitation only, still, unless you want to add it to your mobile phone (which is one step too far into the technological world for me), but i have 98 invites left--so if anyone wants to try it, let me know. MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
