webmail
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thumb|upright=1.35|A user's email inbox at Roundcube Webmail (or web-based email) is an email service that can be accessed using a standard web browser. It contrasts with email service accessible through a specialised email client software. Additionally, many internet service providers (ISP) provide webmail as part of their internet service package. Similarly, some web hosting providers also provide webmail as a part of their hosting package.
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Early implementations
- Widespread deployment
- Rendering and compatibility
- Privacy concerns
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|A user's email inbox at Roundcube Webmail (or web-based email) is an email service that can be accessed using a standard web browser. It contrasts with email service accessible through a specialised email client software. Additionally, many internet service providers (ISP) provide webmail as part of their internet service package. Similarly, some web hosting providers also provide webmail as a part of their hosting package.
As with any web application, webmail's main advantage over the use of a desktop email client is the ability to send and receive email anywhere from a web browser.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “webmail” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.