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Web Based Free E-mail Accounts
-- There are several good free web based E-mail services available on the Internet. These are only particularly useful if you do not have your own computer or if you are always on the move.   A major benefit to one of these free E-mail accounts is that you can access it from anywhere in the world.  

(I personally do not like web based email - they tend to attract lots of SPAM.  I would prefer to use one of the free ISPs such as Freeserve or Tiscali etc.)

If you do not have a computer - why not open a free e-mail account with one of the providers listed?  With such an account you can visit your local library or community centre or a friend's house and access your e-mail free.

Below are listed some of the most popular Web Based Free e-mail accounts:

  • Yahoo -- Reputed to be the most stable with very little problem obtaining messages. Your E-mail address would be XXXXX@yahoo.com where XXXX is an identity you choose. The URL to establish the account is: http://edit.my.yahoo.com/.  beware of spam!

  • Hotmail -- E-mail address would be XXXXX@hotmail.com where XXXX is an identity you choose. The URL to establish an account with Hotmail is: http://www.hotmail.com/. beware of spam!
  • Lycos provides free web based emails at http://mail.lycos.co.uk/
     
  • AltaVista -- Good, powerful and loads reasonably fast. Your e-mail address would be XXXXX@altavista.net where XXXXX is an identity that you choose. The URL to establish an account with AltaVista is: www.mail.com

  • Freeola   My favourite - A  fun site which gives you a choice of identity and a choice of domain names. Your E-mail address would be xxxxxx@yyyyyy.co.uk or .com where xxxxxx is an identity you choose and yyyyyy is one domain you choose from several hundred fun choices.  This site also offers e-mail forwarding to the address of your choice.  Read the support instructions before proceeding:

     I regularly use a freeola email address which is forwarded to a normal email address - and if I get spammed I can "throw it away" This is what you should use if you are having spam problems!!     Freeola 500 fun addresses to choose from Absolutely free for any UK resident Free e-mail or web site.   http://freeola.com/     

If you have a particular favourite and it is not mentioned here - let us know and we will add it to the list.

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