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A few weeks ago I wrote about ePrompter, a standalone (Windows-only) email notification app with a UI reminiscent of Windows 3.1. Responses in the comments ranged from nonplussed to downright offended (including speculations about malware). Now, I'm no ePrompter cheerleader; I just report on what I find. And today I've found a much better - and much more Web 2.0! - solution for managing multiple email accounts.Jump2Mail bills itself as a "free web-based email retrieval application" that lets you check all your email accounts from one central location. Its web-based approach to email management makes a lot more sense than the desktop-centered approach offered by ePrompter, since these days most of us move around and use more than one computer.
In addition to allowing users to send, receive, delete, and reply to emails, Jump2Mail also includes:
- Planning and reminders
- Spam filtering
- Personal rules
- Contact management
- Ajax-based RSS reader
- Support for 7 different languages
Oh, and did I mention the delicious-looking strawberry icon?
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsCapeCodderOct 11th 2006 3:37PM
I've used eprompter for years and it works great. I don't think it has malware, spyware, adware or any other little buggers. As for Jump2Mail - why would you want to look at your personal email through someone elses website? For anyone concerned about privacy and keeping their passwords and email to themselves, it doesn't look like a very good solution. Personally, I think eprompter is a much better and much safer solution.
mdgOct 11th 2006 8:36PM
yahoo allows pop doesnt it?
earleOct 11th 2006 9:44PM
Eprompter is NOT spyware. it does have it's limitations in that no attachments are downloaded at all.it DOES download Yahoo e-mail ! as with most other e-mail accounts.
Amber RheaOct 12th 2006 7:01AM
Yahoo allows POP, but only if you have a Premium Account (that is to say, not free).
ThomasOct 11th 2006 9:16PM
I signed up with jump2mail and my interface wasn't in English. :(
Amber RheaOct 11th 2006 9:44PM
Thomas,
You have to select the appropriate flag on the site that represents what language you want. The link I provided was in English, btw.
FrancisOct 12th 2006 7:00AM
hi,
i'm one of the developpers of jump2Mail
want to say a few words about
thanks for your support !
yahoo account are ok with jump2Mail, you just have to authorize pop access in yahoo settings and it works fine :o)
if you want, tell us what are the improvements you need and we'll try to code it
Francis
FrancisOct 12th 2006 9:32PM
good news, now we have :
- 128bit SSL connection
- traduction of our privacy engagement
- official registration in the french data protection authority, according to the french law
- encrypted storage
i hope it will help
> Amber : i have a standart yahoo account and it does allow pop freely
thanks (all) for your reactions and advices which make us try to be better (is that correct?)
Francis
jump2Mail Team
ThomasOct 12th 2006 7:42PM
Flags at the bottom. Sweet. I signed up as English, you'd think it'd remember that. ;)
damstonOct 13th 2006 9:01PM
It doesn't work with fireforx on my computer, but works fine in IE. Is there some trick with the settings?
D GriffinOct 15th 2006 11:37PM
@AmberRhea
Yahoo! does allow free POP access. If you're under the new Beta, go take a look at your forwarding options. You might be surprised at what you find.