http://www. gmail. com is a web based email website that allows you to check your email from anywhere. This means I can open an account, which I have, and be able to check it at work, home, the library, my friends house, or ect. because it is strictly on the web. It does not actually download to your computer.
I like Gmail because it seems to be more secure.
You also get less spam and it has a great spam blocker. Again the fact that it is web
base is great also. You can set up and automatic response to emails if you are out of town which I love. Especially for work. Our company actually partnered with Gmail for our email addresses at work. So I can go online and set up the automatic response and that way they know to contact my boss or someone else while I am away.
This came in handy the last time I went on vacation. Someone emailed me and needed a response right away. My automatic response told them to ...