WIKI Page - Email
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Description
Email, e-mail, mail or electronic mail they all represent the same thing : sending, reading, storing messages over an electronic communication system (phone, computer, PDA).It's the most popular means of communication nowadays and it helps us contact any person in a couple of seconds no matter where they are
At the beginning it used to be just a text message, and now emails have evolved but they still remain basically text with attachments (any file and folder of a limited size that you can send to the recipient)
Characteristics
- Domain Name customization
- Email client access
- Forwarding
- Integration with IM service
- Security
- SSL
- Spam Filter
- Virus Scanning
- Size
- Attachment
- Storage
Main competitors
Webmails
Webmails are applications that provide a web based interface for users to check and read their emails. In this field there are two main competitors, both free:
- Yahoo Mail- Largest email provider with millions of users
- Gmail-Unlimited storage
Email Clients
Email clients are software applications that you use to read and send email from your computer.The market is pretty much dominated by Outlook but there are some important competitors as well. Here's a list with the most popular email clients that you can use
- Outlook -Popular Microsoft Email Client, sometimes a little bit buggy when it comes to huge email traffic
- Thunderbird- Free alternative to Outlook from the Popular Mozilla. Working great, very difficult to export from
- Pegasus Mail- Powerful spam filter, not so friendly user interface
- Eudora-Powerful email client, no email file corruption issues
