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The title of this we(blog) is a response to the snarky and mildly offensive attitude of some Los Angeles county beach community residents, namely, that There Is No Life East Of Sepulveda.

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Saturday, September 06, 2008

Electronic mail advice

I've been asked why my email address is at fastmail.fm, not a well known Internet Service Provider (ISP). The reason is that I decided not to let my email become hostage to my ISP - if I switch from DSL to cable to FIOS to wi-fi to whatever, my address doesn't change.

I wanted an email provider that treats customers as professionals (not brainless idiots), provides encrypted (SSL) webmail with a clean, uncluttered interface, supports IMAP (to enable offline access and backup), and has fair terms of service.

There are plenty of free and low cost services out there that may meet your requirements, here are a few that I've used or researched:









ProviderOptionsDetails
fastmail.fmfree and paid, IMAP, SSLClean, fast webmail interface. When you need it, tech support is fast and smart. Free account only has 10MB of storage.

myway.comfree, no POP or IMAP, SSLRecently the service has become flaky; after converting to a new technology it is even slower and more unreliable. Not recommended.
yahoo.comfree, IMAP (premium only), no SSLGood basic free webmail. AFAIK no encryption.


google.comfree, IMAP , SSLI still don't trust anyone to scan all my email traffic to place context sensitive ads. DSLExtreme now uses Google as a provider - I'm not impressed. Google bounces any incoming email with a zipped attachment, even though they scan every attachment for viruses. NOT recommended.



A list of potential email providers supporting IMAP is here.

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