# Free web-based e-mail with POP access **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 6, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664 "2002-06-06T13:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/1 "2002-06-06T13:30:51Z")
It seems Hotmail has followed in Yahoo’s footsteps, by getting rid of their POP access. I’m not upset–you get what you pay for, after all–but I will kind of miss being able to check my home account when not at home. Of the slew of various free e-mail websites out there, are there any left that still offer POP access as part of the basic free package? ---
**Author:** ![tourbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@tourbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tourbot)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/2 "2002-06-06T17:27:07Z")
This is a good thing. I was planning on dropping hotmails spammy crappy service anyway. I think there are probably a few free webhosting sites that come with a free email address, but these also have a startup and/or annual cost for domain registration. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/3 "2002-06-06T19:11:12Z")
[howlermonkey.net](http://howlermonkey.net) ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/4 "2002-06-06T20:20:28Z")
If you buy an Apple Macintosh, you can get a free [mac.com](http://mac.com) email account. Supports POP and IMAP access, no ads, and there’s currently a beta-test of a web-page-access feature. Only known downside right now is that apparently Apple is using spam filters on incoming mail, and they seem to be a tad too aggressive… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stiletto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Stiletto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stiletto)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/5 "2002-06-06T21:26:12Z")
I think the best/ most dependable one I’ve seen lately is [ureach.com](http://ureach.com). They also have telephone messaging, etc. that comes as part of the service, and pop access both ways. -Stil ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/6 "2002-06-07T00:55:35Z")
ePrompter, available from [www.ePrompter.com](http://www.ePrompter.com) will poll and download your POP mail, plus many web-based email programs. However, it doesn’t handle attachments or HTML. Still, it is free. ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-web-based-e-mail-with-pop-access/112664/7 "2002-06-07T12:18:52Z")
Try the one I use, [MyRealBox.com](http://www.myrealbox.com/a?.BQ.EE.Z1QQ.d). Stupid name, but reliably spamfree.