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ExtremeTech Reviews Google’s Gmail Beta – JimLynch writes “Gmail, Gmail, Gmail–how do we love thee? Let us count the ways! We finally had a chance to try Google’s new e-mail service and we’re happy to … [Slashdot]
I’m really seriuosly considering switching to Gmail now. I know I have only been using Fastmail.FM full time for the past few months, but Gmail offers such a good prospect for message management. Of course there are still things to be add/fix, but perhaps when it’s officially release, I might be saying goodbye to Fastmail. Until then.
If you want to send some test message to be, the address I have is ichris AT_THE_DOMAIN gmail.com 🙂
The comparison table is so comprehensive I had to copy it here:
| Features List | Gmail | Yahoo Mail | MSN Hotmail |
| Conversations | Yes | No | No |
| Storage | 1GB | 4MB | 2MB |
| Labels | Yes | No (Uses folders) | No (Uses folders) |
| Built-in Search | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Attachments | Unlimited (10MB max size per message) | Three | Unlimited (1MB max size per message) |
| Virus scanning | No | Yes (Norton) | Yes (McAfee) |
| Address Book | No (Very basic contact management) | Yes | Yes |
| Imports/Exports Contacts | No | Yes | No (Import only) |
| Calendar | No | Yes | No (Requires premium membership) |
| Spam Filter | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pop Access | No | No | No |
| Archiving | Yes | No | No |
| Automatic Forwarding | No | No | No |
| Forced Promotional Ad Tagline in Message | No | Yes | Yes |
| Notepad | No | Yes | No |
| Syncs with Outlook, Outlook Express, Palm or Other Organizer |
No | Yes | No |
| Expiration Time If Inactive | Nine months | Four months | Thirty days |
| Auto-fill of E-mail Addresses | Yes | No | No |
| Send HTML Mail | No | Yes | No |