I am having a bit of trouble finding a good, reliable email service provider.

I am currently using Yahoo, but I really don't like them.  Everything
is linked to a "yahoo" ID, which gets hopelessly cross-linked, no
support whatsoever, terribly designed web pages, etc.

The features I need are:

- 50MB storage.
- 20MB attachments.
- Domain name and Domain name registration.
- 5 email addresses.
- POP access.
- No advertisements, banners nor inserts in either incoming nor
outgoing mail of any kind.

Thanks,

Edward

Dear Edward,

For the features that you have desired, it is recommended that you
choose a hosting provider that offers you pop email, web space, domain
registration, and a webmail to allow you also to check mails.

Some providers that offer the service that you are looking for, include:
BombayBiz
http://www.bombaybiz.com/linuxhosting.htm

They charge around $8 per month for 50Mb Email and Webspace with 25
POP Email Ids, domains and many more options. Their service and
support is good.

Yahoo!
If you want to retail your existing Yahoo email account, you can go to:
http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/
For a limited time, it costs $29.99/yr. The hosting space at Geocities
costs $8.95 per month
http://geocities.yahoo.com/

FortuneCity
http://www.fortunecity.com/web-hosting.shtml
FortuneCity is also an old and established provider.

The complete directory of web hosting providers is available at:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Hosting/

Hope that helps!

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Request for Answer Clarification by edwardabc-ga on 09 May 2004 13:02 PDT

Hi Kapil,

I appreciate the information, but it is not what I am looking for.  I
do not want to sign up for web hosting, just email.  There are lots
and lots of email providers (just do a google for "email service
provider"), but the question is which one?  And which one has the
features I need?  I won't do Yahoo nor Geocities (which is also
Yahoo), as I am trying to get away from them.

If you have information on email service providers only, that would be appreciated.

Edward

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Clarification of Answer by kapilr-ga on 09 May 2004 22:39 PDT

Dear Edward, 

Thank you so much for writing back. Here are the email only service
providers that provide the options that you are looking for:

Email Hosting at My Hosting 
http://myhosting.com/HostingPlans/emailhosting.asp

It comes with:
5 Email Accounts  
Email Autoresponder 
50MB Disk Space  
Unlimited Email Forwarding 
Domain Name Supported*  
Control Panel  
Email Aliases
Redundant Internet connections 
SPAM Filtering & Anti-Virus Protection
SMTP Service  

It costs US $9.95 per year for domain name and $2.95 per month for email hosting.


Rediffmail Pro
http://www.rediffmailpro.com/

This email provide has been getting a lot of visibility these days.
They provide all facilities that you are looking for and costs just
around $35 per year:
5 email IDs
Your Rediffmail Pro account comes with 5 email IDs.

Allocate these email IDs to your employees. For example,
ceo@modernengineering.com or ajaykumar@modernengineering.com or to
different departments in your company. For example,
sales@modernengineering.com and accounts@modernengineering.com.

50 MB storage
You get 10 MB of storage per email address, more than you get from
free email services. This ensures that you don't miss out on important
incoming mails like business proposals.

POP3 access
Get your Rediffmail Pro mails on Outlook Express, Netscape or Eudora.

Pull other mails
You can also make Rediffmail Pro your primary account and pull your
other mails from POP accounts like VSNL. Send and reply to all your
mails from Rediffmail Pro account alone. You can also import your
address books from other email accounts into your Rediffmail Pro
account.

Flexible
Transfer the total storage of 50MB among the 5 mail IDs as you like,
any time you want. Add IDs, mail storage as you grow. There is no
limit. Add in multiples of 5 IDs / 5 MB.

Rediffmail Pro can be used both by small businesses as well as large
companies with hundreds or thousands of employees.

Anywhere web access
Rediffmail Pro mails can be accessed even when you are away from your office.

5 MB attachments
Send large PowerPoint presentations, images or any other files along
with your mails.

F-Secure Virus protection
To protect your computer, all incoming mail attachments are
automatically scanned for virus.

Business-class address book
Store up to 2500 addresses, phone numbers and email addresses.

100% advertising-free
Unlike free mail, the Rediffmail Pro Inbox does not contain
promotional messages. And there are no advertising tag lines on your
outgoing mails. Every outgoing mail from a Rediffmail Pro account
projects the right professional image.

Send SMS (India & US)
Rediffmail Pro is SMS-enabled. You can send SMS to any mobile phone in
India or the US directly from your computer and what's more at a price
lower than from mobile phone.

IndiaTimes Meramail
http://meramail.indiatimes.com/meramail/index.jsp

1. Personalised email ID..
2. 6 email addresses.
3. 60 MB email and 120 MB briefcase space. 
4. Send attachments upto 5MB.
5. IMAP/POP3 enabled.

It also costs just around $33 per year. 

Hope that helps!

The answer did not satisfy my needs.  I found the answer on my own. 
NetworkSolutions.com seems to be the most professional, competent and
well-staffed email service provider, which I found by trial and error
through many sites.  NetworkSolutions is also bound to be around for a
long, long time as it is of primary importance to the Internet.

The answer provided listed two web hosting sites, which I did not ask
for: I wanted email.  It also listed Yahoo and Geocities, which I
specifically said I already had in my original question, but did not
like their service and was looking for something better.

www.gmail.com :) and from google too. Only thing is it has 10mb max.
attachments. But 1000mb storage. And free!