Windows Live Hotmail

Free

Specifications

Features
POP3: Yes
IMAP: No
SMTP: No
Storage limit: 5 GB and increasing (10 GB with paid version, Hotmail Plus (*est. $20/year)
Attachment size limit: 10 MB (20 MB with paid version)
Ads: Graphical ads (except with paid Hotmail Plus)
Browsers supported: IE, Firefox, Google Chrome (Some issues with Safari)
Deactivation Period (if not logged in): 120 days (none with paid version)
Automatic forwarding: To Hotmail accounts (or to any account with paid version)
Secure SSL: Optional for log-in
Instant messaging integration: Windows Live Messenger
Integration of text messaging to cell phones: Via Messenger
Built-in audio player: No
Built-in voice calls: No
Pulls in email from other accounts: Yes, any POP3 account including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus (paid version), AOL Mail
Virus scanning: Yes
Spam filters: Yes
Steps from log-in to inbox: Three
Calendar integration: Yes
RSS feed integration: Yes
Map integration: No
Custom sending address: Yes
Domain name customization: Yes
Mobile version: Yes
Offline version (synchronized with online version): Yes via optional Windows Live Mail
Interface: Similar to most email programs
Preview pane: Yes
Previews inside messages: Information not available
Tabs to open more than one message: No
Customized display: Yes, including colors and location of reading pane
Switch easily between accounts: Yes
Email organization: Folders (drag and drop)
Search emails: Yes
Automatic inbox organization: No
Automatically sort incoming email into folders: Yes
Nested folders?: No
Contextual right-click menu: Information not available
Integration with social networks: Yes
Undo send: No
Vacation auto-responder?: Yes
Quick-add pane: Yes (aids searching for links to insert in email)
Disposable address option: No
Email stationery options: No
Create contact groups (distribution lists): Yes; bigger with paid version
Multiple inbox option: No