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Old 03-29-2010, 12:42 PM   #15
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Like Iceman noted. The client is the program you use to view your email ie. Outlook, Firefox, etc. The provider is who you get your email service from, ie. Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, etc.
No. Firefox is a web browser. Email clients can be web-based (gmail) or desktop (outlook, thunderbird). An email provider like Gmail can provide the email service and a client. You can use the Gmail web client to receive mail for any POP account you want.
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