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I've done a lot of reading on Google, but they all seem to be very simple definitions.
I understand the basic differences between POP3 and IMAP4.
However, my doubts lie within webmail.
Is webmail just a shell? (as in like a regular email client like Outlook, but just web based, i.e. using http(s) ?)
Or, is it a protocol?
How would I tell if an existing webmail client has both the ability to support POP and IMAP? (or if it's using one or the other?)
I'm thinking that this is a very basic question, but it definitely would help to see an answer to understand the more complicated issues revolving around email
Cheers
Imwired
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Gmail for example is a Webmail/Web Based email program. Gmail being the nice company that they are, allow you to get their mail via Outlook/Outlook Express.
Yahoo and Hotmail (as I recall) will only allow you to get mail via Outlook/Outlook Express if you have their paid severice and not the free one.
