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Features
POP3
IMAP
SMTP
Storage limit
Attachment size limit
Ads
Browsers supported
Deactivation Period (if not logged in)
Automatic forwarding
Secure SSL
Instant messaging integration
Integration of text messaging to cell phones
Built-in audio player
Built-in voice calls
Pulls in email from other accounts
Virus scanning
Spam filters
Steps from log-in to inbox
Calendar integration
RSS feed integration
Map integration
Custom sending address
Domain name customization
Mobile version
Offline version (synchronized with online version)
Interface
Preview pane
Previews inside messages
Tabs to open more than one message
Customized display
Switch easily between accounts
Email organization
Search emails
Automatic inbox organization
Automatically sort incoming email into folders
Nested folders?
Contextual right-click menu
Integration with social networks
Undo send
Vacation auto-responder?
Quick-add pane
Disposable address option
Email stationery options
Create contact groups (distribution lists)
Multiple inbox option
 
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    Gmail

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    Free
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    Pros: Fast, well organized, offline option with automatic synchronization, iMAP and POP support free, attachments up to 20 MB.
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    Cons: Unusual interface -- tags, not folders, no full preview pane, storage ample but not unlimited.

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    Gmail
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    7 GB and increasing
    20 MB
    Text ads with received email (based on email content), not sent email
    Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari
    9 months
    Yes
    Yes
    AOL (AIM), Google Talk; includes voice and video chat, voicemail messages
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes, via Google Talk
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    One
    Yes
    Via Google Reader
    Automatic links from addresses in emails to map
    Partial
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes (optional)
    Unique
    No; snippet only
    Audio, video (You-Tube), PDF, images (Picasa, Flickr)
    No
    Yes, including colors
    No
    Colored labels (tags); can apply multiple labels to emails
    Yes
    Conversations (Threads)
    Can automatically sort by labels
    N/A
    No
    No
    Yes, within five seconds
    Yes
    No
    No
    Emoticons
    Yes
    Yes
     
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    Yahoo! Mail

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    Free
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    Pros: Outlook-like interface, drag-and-drop folders, unlimited mail storage, excellent integration with other services.
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    Cons: Lots of ads in free version, poor spam filtering, no IMAP support, extra cost for POP mail forwarding.

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    Yahoo! Mail
    With paid version (*est. $20/year) or YPOPS or other third-party add-in
    No
    No
    Unlimited
    10 MB (20 MB with paid version)
    Banner and pop-up ads plus text on sent messages (except with paid Yahoo! Mail Plus)
    E, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari 3
    4 months (none with paid version)
    With paid version (*est. $20/year) or YPOPS add-in
    Log-in only
    Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Three
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Paid "Plus" version
    $35/year
    Yes
    No
    Similar to most email programs
    Yes
    Yes, plus slide show of images
    Yes
    Partial; can't change location of reading pane
    No
    Folders (drag and drop)
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    Yes, can see messages from selected "friends" first
    No
    Yes
    No
    Only with paid version
    Yes
    No
    No
     
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    Windows Live Hotmail

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    Free
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    Pros: Customizable display, drag-and-drop folders, switches nicely among email accounts, good integration with Windows Live features.
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    Cons: Big ads unless you upgrade to paid version, lags a bit behind in features, 5 GB storage limit unless you upgrade.

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    Windows Live Hotmail
    Yes
    No
    No
    5 GB and increasing (10 GB with paid version, Hotmail Plus (*est. $20/year)
    10 MB (20 MB with paid version)
    Graphical ads (except with paid Hotmail Plus)
    IE, Firefox, Google Chrome (Some issues with Safari)
    120 days (none with paid version)
    To Hotmail accounts (or to any account with paid version)
    Optional for log-in
    Windows Live Messenger
    Via Messenger
    No
    No
    Yes, any POP3 account including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus (paid version), AOL Mail
    Yes
    Yes
    Three
    Yes
    Yes
    No
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes via optional Windows Live Mail
    Similar to most email programs
    Yes
    Information not available
    No
    Yes, including colors and location of reading pane
    Yes
    Folders (drag and drop)
    Yes
    No
    Yes
    No
    Information not available
    Yes
    No
    Yes
    Yes (aids searching for links to insert in email)
    No
    No
    Yes; bigger with paid version
    No
     
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