Easy-Email

We have used technology criteria in deciding to use Gmail. Gmail has both POP and IMAP capabilities.

POP is the technology that allows Gmail to collect emails from other mailboxes. Gmail can pick up emails from any other webmail or email provider that allows POP access.

IMAP is the function that allows Gmail to act as a synchronization hub for other email clients. Gmail is the best email provider we have found that supports IMAP. It is widespread, easy to use, free and has a powerful spam filter.

If you do not want to use Gmail our solution can still work for you! You will need another IMAP server as your central synchronization point and you will have to modify the configuration. 

Will I have to use Gmail as my webmail client?

Yes, you will need to use Gmail to manage your emails from the web. If you continue to send email from another webmail client those emails would not be synchronized with any of your other email clients. If you use Gmail, Outlook, Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Apple Mail and any of the many other email clients which support IMAP, your email will automatically be synchronized everywhere.

The good news is that if you currently use Hotmail, AOL or an Yahoo Mail Plus account you can continue to send and receive emails using your current email address. You just need to do it from Gmail or any of the other email clients listed here. So there is no need to tell everyone you have changed address.

And it is very easy to transfer all your contacts and email from most webmail providers to Gmail! This also includes the free Yahoo Mail.

Which other webmail can I use with Gmail?

Hotmail, AOL and Yahoo Plus do allow POP access. Unfortunately the free Yahoo Mail does not allow you to access your Yahoo email from another email client via POP. You can use any webmail provider, which allows POP access to your email with Easy-Email.

If you do use the free Yahoo Mail your best options are either to stop using your Yahoo address or to upgrade to the paid version. You can upgrade here: http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/enhancements/mailplus. We are looking into ways of including free Yahoo Mail in the Easy-Email solution, so please visit our web site www.Easy-Email.net for the latest news on this topic.