Why use an Email client?

Just curious why some people still use Email clients like Outlook.

I personally use GoDaddy's Webmail and I find it packed with so many features I couldn't imagine anything else I'd need to be supplied from a client.

I mean, you can even set the intervals between the times it checks for mail itself.

And you can also set an audio clip as a sound alert for when new mail comes in. So you don't have to keep checking back.

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Permalink Reply by Ash on April 12, 2009 at 4:53am: I use Thunderbird for all my different e-mail accounts, can just have it run on the taskbar, and it'll alert me of new mail messages.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Darren on April 12, 2009 at 6:49am: Ah yes, I used to use Windows Live Mail myself because I had multiple accounts.

But now I just have all my Email address forwarded to my main one, and I have the option to send mail from any of my addresses all from inside the one account.

So I no longer need a Mail Client for something like that.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by David on April 12, 2009 at 6:47am: Between work and personal, I have five e-mail accounts running, I need a mail client. Plus, GoDaddy web based email will log you out after so long, I can't have that!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Darren on April 12, 2009 at 7:34am

No...Actually you can set how long it takes for you to be logged out...

Look at the attachment.

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Permalink Reply by jkls on April 12, 2009 at 7:25am: I use Windows Mail currently and I also use Gmail. I just have all of my emails that come into Windows Mail to be sent to my Gmail account so I can view them If I'm not home or if I am on my iPod Touch.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Darren on April 12, 2009 at 7:37am: What?

You have them sent to a client and then back to a web-based mail account?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jkls on April 12, 2009 at 7:44am: Windows Mail is my main email client. But each time I receive an email I have it automatically sent to my gmail so in case I am not here on my computer It will then go to my gmail where I can check it either on my iPod Touch or another computer.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Darren on April 12, 2009 at 7:49am: Ah I see.

So why do you use it to check mail on your computer and not just use Gmail all of the time?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jkls on April 12, 2009 at 7:51am: I really like Windows Mail. I had set it up before I got Gmail, and also I don't want to switch my email address for everything that I use. Bit of a hassle..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Darren on April 12, 2009 at 7:53am: Ohhh...Is this because Hotmail doesn't allow you to forward outside of other Hotmail addresses?; ▶ Reply to This