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There was a time when the tech-related question I was being continually asked was about the different options there are when it comes to email services. Several years later, I’ve now decided to write this article so that the next time someone asks me the same question, I can say, ‘look at my website!’ So, what follows is a beginner’s guide to the different types of email service available and my efforts at explaining the pros and cons of each of the four major technologies—Web-based email, POP3, IMAP, and email managed by a Microsoft Exchange server.

1. Web-based email

This is often people’s first foray into the wild world of email: for many people, the word “Hotmail”—possibly the most popular Web-based email service, bought many years ago by the

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