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Gmail
Yahoo Mail

Rating: 4.3/5 (16 votes)

Rating: 3.8/5 (13 votes)

Folders feature:
Available
Available
Labels feature:
Available
Not available
Keyboard shortcuts:
Available
Available
Automatic forwarding:
Yes
Yes (premium version)
E-mail client access:
Yes (POP3,IMAP,SMTP)
Plus members only In some countries free accounts (POP3 only)
Integration with IM service:
Google Talk, Jabber, AOL Instant Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger
Domain name customization:
Beta phase and only for existing domains
Yes. $35 yearly
Interface script technique:
HTML/JavaScript/Ajax
HTML/JavaScript/ CSS/Ajax
Virus scanning:
Yes (Sophos Anti-Virus)
Yes (Trend Micro)
Custom "From:" address:
Yes
Yes (premium version)
Owner:
Google Inc
Yahoo! Inc
Launched:
April 1, 2004
October 8, 1997
Storage space:
Over 6 GB and increasing
Unlimited
Attachment size allowed:
20 MB
10 MB (basic version, free); 20 MB (premium version)
Languages supported:
40
27
IMAP support:
Yes
No
POP3 support:
Yes
Yes (premium version)
Account de-activated if not logged in:
Yes, after 9 months
Yes (if basic version), after 4 months
Cost:
Free (Text ads when viewing messages, no ads in email content)
Free (basic version), $19.99 per year (premium version)
Website:
https://mail.google.com
https://mail.yahoo.com
Message view:
Conversation view
Regular view
Sort feature:
Not available
Available (by Sender, Date etc.)


GMail from Google and Yahoo! Mail from Yahoo! Inc are two of the most popular e-mail service providers in the world.

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