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That's debatable.   And I like to debate.

Gmail is my junk account (horrifyingly slow loading).   Hotmail is my secondary ('cause messenger alerts me every time I get an e-mail; great for forum replies ).  I don't care for yahoo, and aol makes me cringe.

I've never thought of receipts from that angle, because I personally don't mind sending them.  In fact, I'd have them on auto if it wasn't for the fact that I put myself in the "to:" and use bcc for everyone else when sending mass e-mails*, but I don't want receipts from myself.   I don't *think* my friends care, though.  Those that send them are the ones who know how to put it on auto, and I *think* they do.  But the last 2 points are speculation. 

Yeah, that reply all button has got to go.  How many times has their actually been a need to use it compared to how many times it's "accidentally" been used?



*that's a pet peeve of mine.  I don't need everyone's friends and friends' extended family getting my address.  Then, to top it off, that friend's extended family member gets the idea to forward it to all their friends and their friends' extended family members!  Vicious cycle.

I use it "purposely" a dozen times a day.  It's a flat-out major time saver in my working environment.  Given 90% of my communication is collaborative in nature I can't imagine being without it.  Most of the time I don't even have the other addressees in an available address book.  I'd be cutting-and-pasting half my days.

anyone that has ever worked on a gubmint related project would know just about 50 emails a day go out with the reply all... and it HAS to be that way....

Is it email free Friday yet?


 

lol.  No!

lol. 

Yeah, I meant purposely, mistyped it, edited it (not paying enough attention to my choice apparently - ugh).  Bunch of mistakes these last few days.  Oh, well.  Both words could be accurate in this case.  Though, I like your choice better, too.

I couldn't disagree more.  That's why I listed it first.  I can arrow down through 30 emails glancing at the first line in 30 seconds.  No chance in webmail.  Unless of course you have a kick ass webmail I've not seen.


Your rant at the bottom is logical but as you know internet mail is a tinker's nightmare.  It's a hodge-podge of standards some of which, including SMTP and mail-related DNS, couldn't have remotely contemplated what it has become.  I tell you what.  Get my boss to quit sending out attachments and I will too.  For that matter, get the COO or IT Director to do so.  Good luck.


At home or office, yes.  Laptop on the road, no.  On a plane trip I can create a dozen drafts and kick 'em all out the door when I land.  Sames goes for a bus or commuter train.  Not huge for me as I don't travel much but for some it's huge.


Local storage is not inherently less secure.  Physical security is one page one of the security handbook and wraps up the epilogue to boot.  Having my private personal or confidential business email available to anyone who can gain my password is a huge exposure.  I'm not saying people don't leave their laptops in their backseat or expose their home network to anyone.  That's why I included a caveat in my response.  However, I'm very happy that I control where my data is and who has access to it.

I recognize that you're coming from a different perspective than a small company or individual.  Your corporate webmail may be housed at NSA but most of the world uses a service.  If that service's security is breached, or if a credentialed employee at that service decides he wants to read everything I've ever sent, I'm toast.


I submit not as fast, customizable or eloquent as mine but that's probably open to debate. 


I mean multiple accounts in one place.  I can't merge my Google mail with my Yahoo mail with my AOL mail.  On my desktop I have all my accounts in one place.  I can filter and drop according to my wishes.  One login gets me everything.




Oh, one more thing, forged kicks ass.