Free email accounts

[Feasty]

Recently I've realised I have a lot of stuff related to my work email account that could bugger me up if I every suddenly lost my job or something and could no longer access it. Things like banking/shopping etc.
I used to have a Hotmail account but found that a pain in the arse with all the stupid MSN stuff and constant adverts being thrust into my account.

Anyone have any recommendations of email accounts I could register with for free online and use whilst it also remains pretty safe?

Cheers
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Googlemail

[Feasty]

[The Artist]

Gmail is the best. I managed to get an account @gmail.com rather than @googlemail.com when it first started. You can still get one if you go through an american proxy website.

Banned you say. Well all the other are crap tbh. Too much faf in the way. Gmail is so simple and quick. It doesn't load each message as you click them. When you login everything gets done so once your logged in, everything is light speed pretty much.

[T1z3R]

[Feasty]

[Mr.Everready]

Seems weird you can browse on here but they don't let you use Google. Can you ask them why Google is banned ?
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[T1z3R]

i agreed with Joes recommendation, which you can configure for retrieval through most desktop mail clients so you can avoid having to login to their site or you could try Yahoo if its not blocked.
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[Feasty]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[Ste]

Have you tried using the Gmail pop3 and smtp servers to access your email at work?

If that doesn't work you should be able to use mail2web.com or one of the sites like it; they can't all be banned.

[willis1337]

googlemail x2 its 111111111111

also gmail.com is the same as googlemail.com - try it - if you have an address @googlemail you will still get email addressed to you @gmail.com

[neil.]

+3 for Google Mail. Try turning on HTTPS in the options which might make it work at work. Or alternatively, as others have said, set up POP or IMAP access to it in whatever email client you use there (Outlook/Thunderbird etc).
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[MattHirst]

I have my gmail stuff fowarded to thunderbird, tells you what pop and smtp server thingies to use on the website
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[Finglonga]

[Feasty]

Arrgh! It's so frustrating. I thought I'd found the trick by going through the network setup and changing a few settings. Deleted all my cookies/temp files/history etc then tried Google mail and got straight on there, set up an account moved a few emails etc, etc. Then logged off, shut the window down and tried again only to be blocked again this time!
It's the same with some other websites - the biggest pain is my colleagues are able to log on to this stuff without problems time and time again.

I'm not sure how to setup POP or IMAP of the top of my head so I'll do a bit of research and see where that gets me.


Update: I've just done the 'Deleted all my cookies/temp files/history etc again' closed the window, reopened it and can now get onto Googlemail again. So something is being stored that when the same site is visited again 2nd time around seems to flag the company web blocker... very odd.
Ah well, now I know how to access this problem is solved!
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Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed). Also now a Tiger 1050, easily best of the lot!

[The Artist]

Go into gmail settings and click enable pop3 and smtp or something similar to that and it will have walkthroughs and pictures to tell you what to do. You can't go wrong.