Jul
7
2010

Why Gmail is Best Email Service ?

An article by webNivaran Comments

No doubt, many of you already have multiple email accounts registered with different email services. Services have changed much in recent years with even email protocols changed from the evergreen POP3 to the new standards of IMAP. Here we assess how these email services have evolved with the times and which one is the best optimised to suit the needs of everybody.

We looked through a number of email services such as Gmail, Yahoo!, Rediffmail, Indiatimes, Windows Live and even In.com. We looked for ease of registration, how easy it was to organise emails, storage options, email protocols, security options and any other features these services could provide.

After going through all the features and assessing usability, the best email service according to us is Gmail. We came to a unanimous decision and feel you all will agree, it’s simple and one of the most used services on the internet. Gmail gives you ample customisation options along with the possibility to be just used for emails alone. With a Gmail account, your inbox has 7.5 GB of available storage space for both emails and attachments. The attachment size provided by Gmail is also the largest at 25 MB. The security features in Gmail also push it above the others: not only does it have SSL, it also provides TLS (Transport Layer Security) which is a step above SSL. Along with POP3 support, it has IMAP support, so that you can remotely access your email from anywhere without downloading it to your PC. The IMAP feature is not found in other email services.