What is Web Mail?

E-mail is something we all get and soonwe will not be able to exist without it. In the time we live in todayit is becoming more and more important to have a place to be reached onthe Internet. At one time, being able to check your E-mail through aclient, like Outlook Express, was enough.

Well that was then, and this is now. The new quick way to keep up todate with your Web hosting ways is Web Mail. Web mail is an a way tocheck your E-mail without ever leaving your browser of choice. Lookingmuch like Hotmail, Yahoo Mail or Gmail, Web Mail is usually offered asa part of your Web hosting package at purchase of a Web hosting plan.

Some Web hosting companies may offer several different programs tochoose from. The most popular Web mail clients are: Horde,SquirrelMail, and NeoMail. All three have what you could expect fromyour basic interface and look much like the Hotmail or Yahoo Mailsystems. You will have your inbox, sent messages, drafts and any of theother standard folders as well. It is worth mentioning though thatthese programs do not work well together. Just because you create afolder inside Horde that does not mean NeoMail can see it. The bestthing to do is find which one you like the best, and stick with it.

How can you tell if your Web hosting plan has a Web mail account? Thatit easy. Login to your control panel your Web host offered you, thenlook under your mail settings. For my control panel (cPanel) it islocated on the first page under "E-Mail". Depending on your controlpanel or Web host it might be located somewhere different. You mightalso ask your Web host if they provide it, if you are not sure where tolook.

What are the advantages of using Web mail? Well now you can checkyour mail on the go. If you happen to be at a friend's house you canget on his computer and check for new messages in just a few seconds.Also, there's no need to install any new programs or software yourself.The beauty of Web mail is it can be run from anywhere with an Internetconnection and a standard Web browser.

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