Attachments
These are files which you can send along with your email, for example, graphics files, word processing documents, spreadsheets, etc. Any file you want to send along with your email.
Download Message
Allows you to save a copy of an email message to your own computer which will be stored as a distinct text file.
Email Address Finder
Service that allows you to search for other people's email addresses by entering their name, address, etc.
Filters
Filters automatically move incoming emails into separate folders according to criteria that you specify. These criteria may be based on who the email is from, the priority, the subject, the main message, etc. This is a useful feature if you have a lot of incoming emails that need some way of being automatically organized.
Forwards
This feature indicates that the provider in question can also automatically forward incoming emails to another email account.
POP3
This is a computing standard that enables emails to be retrieved from a remote mailbox. That is, it allows you to collect emails from an account that you have on another computer.
Signature
A small "footer" that is added to the end of your outgoing email messages which contains text that you specify. This is usually used to specify your name, email address, website, address, phone number, etc. or anything else you want to be on the bottom of all the messages you send!
SMTP
This is a computing standard that enables emails to be sent through another computer (called a server) from your own email software, such as Outlook, Netscape Messenger, Eudora, Exchange, etc. It is complementary to POP3.
Spell Check
Checks an email message before sending allowing you to correct any spelling errors. This feature is usually similar to the spell checkers found in word processors.
Storage Limit
Most free email providers have a limit to the amount of disk space your emails can take up on their computer. This is usually somewhere between ˝MB-10MB.
Web-Based
An email account accessible by browsing the worldwide web. Usually fully functional email products, including folders, address books, filters, attachments, etc. the email can be accessed from any computer that has a Web browser.
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