[GuillaumeB]

Just wondering if you directly go to the wbemail or if you use a mail client

[C.A.T.S. CEO]

I use Mail, I only use the online .Mac when I'm not on my Mac

[EndlessMac]

I prefer to use a mail client because it just have more features and options. Basically mail softwares are more customizable than webmails especially the free webmails. I like using Thunderbird.

[JKT]

Client at home and work, webmail when I'm away from my Mac.

Webmail interfaces are too limiting and slow for my tastes: e.g. GMail can't open more than one message at a time; keyboard shortcuts are either non-existent or non-standard/designed for Windows users; attachments can't be made by drag and drop; there is no interaction with Address Book and other OS X software; OWA doesn't work properly unless you are using IE on a Windows XP PC and is truly the ugliest interface ever to have existed; you have to launch a browser to use them; etc.

The only reason I can think of for using a webmail interface in preference to a client is if the account is POP, as keeping your messages and message status in synch is a nightmare otherwise.

[Big Mac]

I use webmail for unimportant accounts. Otherwise, I use a local client and check it using webmail when I'm away from my G5.

[NobleMatt]

i would like to use a mail client but i use hotmail which 'Mail' doesnt support and i havent put any effort into finding a compatible version for mac

[red rocket]

I use both. Mail for important stuff, about half a dozen different webmail accounts for everything else.

[crazyjohnson]

http://gmail.com

[Cold Warrior]

Originally Posted by crazyreaper 

i would like to use a mail client but i use hotmail which 'Mail' doesnt support and i havent put any effort into finding a compatible version for mac

Have you tried this? httpmail plugin 1.49 - MacUpdate

On topic: I use a mail application (Entourage). I avoid webmail when I can, unless I'm away from my computer. I prefer the stand-alone apps because they offer local storage and more features. And, in Entourage's case, an integrated calendar, note pad, and task list.

[Sherman Homan]

Mac Mail for all of them, dot mac and gmail included, on the desktop machine. Several of my clients block pop, imap and smtp ports, so webmail on the road.

[C.A.T.S. CEO]

Originally Posted by Cold Warrior 

Have you tried this? httpmail plugin 1.49 - MacUpdate

On topic: I use a mail application (Entourage). I avoid webmail when I can, unless I'm away from my computer. I prefer the stand-alone apps because they offer local storage and more features. And, in Entourage's case, an integrated calendar, note pad, and task list.

I can get HTTPmail to work, it can't connect tot the server (my mom uses hotmail)

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO 

I use Mail, I only use the online .Mac when I'm not on my Mac

There's an offline .Mac service?

[Sherman Homan]

There's an offline .Mac service?

Yes, there is.
I've used it, but I never got any email through it.



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[EndlessMac]

Originally Posted by JKT 

The only reason I can think of for using a webmail interface in preference to a client is if the account is POP, as keeping your messages and message status in synch is a nightmare otherwise.

I believe that's what my brother does. He has the paid Yahoo mail version which allows you to use a mail client and of course the standard webmail interface, so at home he has the convenience of using a mail client with all it's extra benefits and when he's away from home he can just log on from any computer.

My email server also has a webmail feature but it's so basic that even yahoo and hotmail are better. It's definitely not made for daily use.