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Originally Posted by OilKiller
Guys, we are not talking about mail providers, we are talking about actual email clients. I use GMail as well for 2 accounts, but I use a client to download and read the email as well as respond, forward, etc.
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You might not be talking about web clients, but the original poster is. He lists Hotmail, Yahoo, & Gmail as free email clients that he knows about. So, ignore what I am about to say, since I am responding to the original question.
I use Gmail. I have my own domain, but I am using Google to host it. The Gmail interface is what is used for the mail client. Prior to having them host my own domain, I used a regular Gmail account. There are two key features that I believe make it stronger than most anything else out there. First and foremost is the searching. I can find any email in an instant if I know something about it. I sure miss that feature if I have to use something like Outlook or GroupWise for work. The second is the really strong spam filtering. I think I have only had something appear in my spam accidentally once in the 5 or so years I have used Gmail. And it was basically spam that I signed up to get. And it is extremely rare that something slips through the filter.
There are other nice features about Gmail, it works well with my iPhone, and it is a reliable service, but the two features I mentioned are really what makes it win out for me. They do also add new features on a regular basis. If you want something for when you are offline, Gmail does have that feature. See
here. I haven't used it myself, so I can't comment on it.