[Ham-Computers] Fast Web mail Service

Ron Youvan ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com
Thu Jun 28 19:08:34 EDT 2012


> Isn't the gmail interface web-based?  My guess is that it would be
> slower.  I use Thunderbird as a rule (again, making sure I use the
> secure protocols for checking email - google is your friend).
> Thunderbird and its lighter cousins would be a better choice as they are
> fetching the mail only, as opposed to putting it up inside a web
> interface.  I'm not sure you'll see great speed improvements by using a
> lighter email client if the bottleneck is internet speed.

   Gmail does have a POP-3 service and a forwarding service.
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    73 Ron KA4INM - ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com


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