Comparison of webmail providers (English Wikipedia)

Rochefort, Mathilde (August 10, 2021). "Avis Posteo: que vaut la messagerie chiffrée allemande ?". Clubic (in French). Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
"Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - About Posteo". posteo.de. April 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
updated, Daniel Blechynden last (November 12, 2020). "Posteo secure email review". TechRadar. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

bbc.com

"Why is Hotmail changing its name?". BBC News. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

bleepingcomputer.com

"Office 365 Enables ARC for Enhanced Anti-Spoofing Detection". Retrieved April 23, 2020.

bravurasoftware.com

"Yahoo IMAP Connector". Retrieved January 26, 2017.

clubic.com

Rochefort, Mathilde (August 10, 2021). "Avis Posteo: que vaut la messagerie chiffrée allemande ?". Clubic (in French). Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

cnet.com

Wenzel, Elsa. "AOL Mail offering unlimited storage, integrated chatting". CNET. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
"How to secure Yahoo Mail Web sessions with SSL". CNET. January 14, 2013.

dropbox.com

"How do I use Dropbox with Yahoo Mail?".

eff.org

Sydney Li; Bennett Cyphers (January 9, 2019). "(Don't) Return to Sender: How to Protect Yourself From Email Tracking".
"Don't be a Petraeus: A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts". November 28, 2012.

epic.org

"United States v. Microsoft – EPIC – Electronic Privacy Information Center".

fastcompany.com

Gayomali, Chris (April 2014). "When Gmail Launched On April 1, 2004, People Thought It Was A Joke". fastcompany.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

fastmail.blog

"Getting STARTTLS Everywhere". Fastmail blog. June 27, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
"Fastmail Keeps You Safe From Spy Pixels". Fastmail blog. February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
"SPF, DKIM & DMARC: email anti-spoofing technology history and future". Fastmail Blog. December 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
"Shutting down our XMPP chat service". Fastmail blog. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

fastmail.com

"Pricing | Fastmail". www.fastmail.com.
"Fastmail account limits". Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
"Server names and ports § Firewall access". FastMail Pty.
"Alternative logins". FastMail. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
"Backscatter". FastMail.
"Plus addressing and subdomain addressing". Retrieved January 26, 2017.

blog.fastmail.com

"Opportunistic SSL/TLS encryption on outgoing emails". Fastmail. January 29, 2010.
"Open-sourcing OvertureJS – the JS lib that powers FastMail". FastMail Pty Ltd. December 20, 2014.
"FastMail's rich text editor". FastMail Pty Ltd. December 8, 2014.
"FastMail supports Roundcube Next development". Fastmail Blog. FastMail Pty Ltd. June 5, 2015.

fastmail.help

"A brief history of Fastmail". fastmail.help. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Account limits". Fastmail. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
"Help Center: Other". Fastmail.

financialit.net

"Quantum Computers and Surveillance Capitalism are a Major Threat to Internet Privacy". financialit.net. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

freshdesk.com

lycos.freshdesk.com

"End of free service FAQ: Lycos". lycos.freshdesk.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

gethuman.com

answers.gethuman.com

"How Do I Change the Language on Aol?". gethuman.com. March 25, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

github.com

Some free software available at https://github.com/mailru

gmail.com

"Gmail Features".

gmx.com

"GMX mail storage solution". www.gmx.com.
"Data Protection with GMX's free webmail | GMX". December 27, 2024.
"Terms & Conditions | GMX". www.gmx.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

support.gmx.com

"Attachments". support.gmx.com.
"Installing GMX Search for Windows". support.gmx.com.

gmx.net

Hintergrund und Geschichte Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine

service.gmx.net

GMX FreeMail Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

hilfe.gmx.net

"GMX Help & Contact". hilfe.gmx.net (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2019.

googleblog.com

security.googleblog.com

"New Security Measures Will Affect Older (non-OAuth 2.0) Applications". Google.

hey.com

"Two flavors, two prices". HEY.
"Send massive files without using other apps". hey.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
"Frequently asked questions about HEY". HEY.
"Serious security". HEY.

hushmail.com

"About Hushmail". hushmail.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Hushmail for Personal Use". www.hushmail.com.

help.hushmail.com

"Maximum attachment size". Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

kolabnow.com

kb.kolabnow.com

"How much storage comes with my account? – Kolab Now". kb.kolabnow.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
"Generic IMAP Client Setup Guide – Kolab Now". kb.kolabnow.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

kolabnow.com

"Sign up for Kolab Now - Kolab Now". kolabnow.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

lifewire.com

Heinz Tschabitscher; Tschabitscher, services since 1997 our editorial process Heinz. "How Big Can Attachments Be for AIM Mail and AOL Mail?". Lifewire. Retrieved November 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"How to Open a Yandex.Mail Account".
"The 5 Best Secure Email Services for 2018". Lifewire. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

live.com

login.live.com

Outlook mail is part of a Microsoft Account. Although microsoft account is not a requirement, to access account settings, it has to be through done through the microsoft account. Login and sign up is always done through login.live.com domain

maheshone.com

"iCloud Email Address: One Productivity Tip You Probably Didn't Know". January 10, 2023.

mail.com

support.mail.com

"Attachments". support.mail.com.
"The mail.com Search for Windows". support.mail.com.
"I still cannot log in". support.mail.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

mail.com

"Email pioneer mail.com celebrates 25 years of reliable service and unique domain names". www.mail.com. June 2, 2020.
"65 GB of free email storage with mail.com". www.mail.com.

mail.ru

help.mail.ru

"Отправить файл в письме — Помощь по сервисам Mail.ru". help.mail.ru (in Russian). Retrieved March 8, 2024.
"EU PRIVACY POLICY for Cloud Mail — Помощь по сервисам Mail". help.mail.ru (in Russian). Retrieved December 27, 2024.

corp.mail.ru

Mail.Ru Group: Главная Archived July 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

mailbox.org

kb.mailbox.org

https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/security-privacy-article/ssl-tls-encryption-at-mailbox-org. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"How to configure the Tor Browser". mailbox.org knowledge base.
"How to recover a deactivated account | Knowledge Base". kb.mailbox.org. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

userforum-en.mailbox.org

"Is everything at mailbox.org open source?". mailbox.org user forum.

mailfence.com

blog.mailfence.com

"Mailfence announces Ultra storage plan". December 10, 2019.
"Harden your Mailfence account". May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
"Mailfence Release Notes December 2019". December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
"Mailfence now implements SPF (Sender Policy Framework)". July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
"Send email anonymously using Mailfence and Tor". October 6, 2016.
Schutter, Patrick De (October 11, 2017). "Encrypt email with Gmail and Outlook.com or any other provider". Mailfence Blog.
"POP3 vs IMAP vs Exchange ActiveSync. What's the difference?". September 22, 2017.
"Why mailfence is a unique, secure and private email service". September 20, 2016.
"Plus addressing to track spammers". October 20, 2016.
"Password encrypted messages based on symmetric encryption". December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.

mailfence.com

"Secure and private email | Mailfence encrypted email service". Mailfence.
"Mailfence Home Page". mailfence.com. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
"Plans". Mailfence.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
"This is how Mailfence provides a secure email service". mailfence.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Mailfence. "Mailfence Frequently Asked Questions". Mailfence. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

kb.mailfence.com

"Are there any email sending limits?". kb.mailfence.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

maketecheasier.com

"Best known email providers by email tracking and privacy reputation". September 24, 2018.

microsoft.com

"Compare Outlook.com". Microsoft.
"Microsoft Services Agreement". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

windows.microsoft.com

Clean, clutter-free inbox Outlook.com
Recover deleted messages Outlook.com

support.microsoft.com

"POP, IMAP, and SMTP settings for Outlook.com - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com.
"Add your other email accounts to Outlook.com - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com.

neilj.github.io

"Squire". Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

nytimes.com

Chen, Brian X. (June 17, 2020). "Tackling the Unsolvable Problem: The Bottomless Email Inbox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.

office.com

support.office.com

"Storage limits in Outlook.com". December 18, 2017.
"Learn about encrypted messages in Outlook.com". support.office.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

overturejs.com

"Overture JS". overturejs.com.

pcworld.com

"Yahoo email anti-spoofing policy breaks mailing lists". PCWorld. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

posteo.de

"Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - About Posteo". posteo.de. April 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
"Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - Features". posteo.de.
"Email green, secure, simple and ad-free - posteo.de - Features". posteo.de. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

proton.me

"Proton turns 7". May 19, 2021.
Team, Proton (December 10, 2021). "Get started with Proton Mail and increase your storage for free". Proton Blog. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
"Proton Mail - Sign Up". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
"Attachment and email size limits". Proton. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
Team, Proton (February 20, 2023). "Proton - Privacy by default". Proton Mail. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
"Create a free email account or choose a paid plan". Proton. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
"Proton Mail IMAP/SMTP Bridge". Proton Mail. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
"Human verification — checking you're a human when you sign up for Proton Mail". Proton.
"Enhanced tracking protection". Protonmail. November 30, 2022.
"How to delete your account". Retrieved January 8, 2022.
"The Proton Mail Android app is open source". April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
"Terms of Service". Proton. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"Configure Proton Mail secure email with your favorite IMAP/SMTP email client by using the Proton Mail Bridge application. IMAP instructions here". Proton Mail. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

red-dot-geek.com

"12 Free Email Services (Without Phone Verification)".

reddit.com

"username recycling policy". mailbox.org subreddit. June 26, 2023.

rediff.com

support.rediff.com

"Thunderbird IMAP with SSL without SSL". support.rediff.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

socketlabs.com

"Google Announces DMARC Implementation Plan". www.socketlabs.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

starttls-everywhere.org

Verified with https://starttls-everywhere.org/ or other
"EFF: STARTTLS everywhere". Retrieved February 12, 2020.

support.google.com

"Gmail: Maximum attachment size". Google Inc.
"Send Google Drive attachments in Gmail - Computer - Gmail Help".
"Add or delete an alternate email address (email alias) - Google Workspace Admin Help". support.google.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
"See Gmail in standard or basic HTML version - Gmail Help".
"Inactive Google Account Policy - Google Account Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"Verify your account - Google Account Help".

techradar.com

updated, Daniel Blechynden last (November 12, 2020). "Posteo secure email review". TechRadar. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

techspot.com

"Free Software Foundation to Google: Free Gmail's JavaScript". April 2011.

theguardian.com

"Steve Jobs to unveil 'iCloud', Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 at WWDC". the Guardian. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

theregister.co.uk

Gareth Corfield (February 17, 2020). "Tutanota cries 'censorship!' after secure email biz blocked – for real this time – in Russia". www.theregister.co.uk. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

time.com

"A Brief Guide to the Tumultuous 30-Year History of AOL". Time. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

transparencyreport.google.com

"Google transparency report for safer email". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
"Google transparency report for safer email". Retrieved April 12, 2020.

tuta.com

"Tuta - Who we are". Tuta. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
"Free Email Providers". March 2024.
"Create a free email account today". Tutanota.
"Tuta Pricing". August 2020.
"Tuta FAQ". August 2020.
"Create a free email account today". Tuta. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
"Tutanota FAQ". Retrieved August 16, 2021.
"Do you delete inactive accounts / recycle email addresses?". Retrieved January 8, 2022.
"The open source email service Tutanota fights for your right to privacy". Tutanota.
"Tuta Support". Tuta. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

uservoice.com

tutanota.uservoice.com

Tutanota Support (May 9, 2017). "External IMAP/POP3 connection". Tuta Support. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

web.archive.org

"Fastmail account limits". Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
Hintergrund und Geschichte Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
GMX FreeMail Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
"Maximum attachment size". Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
"Steve Jobs to unveil 'iCloud', Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 at WWDC". the Guardian. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
Mail.Ru Group: Главная Archived July 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
"Sabeer Bhatiya, Los Angeles, Large Indian Company, Scott Mc Nealy MBA'80, Steve Wozniak and Marc Andreesen, Sabeer Bhatiya: The founder of "Hotmail.com": Is He Great or Is He Lucky..., Sabeer Bhatiya, Los Angeles, Large Indian Company, Scott Mc Nealy MBA'80, Steve Wozniak and Marc Andreesen, Apple Computers, Jack Smith, American Online account, web - HOTMAIL, Microsoft's financial muscles". February 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
Tutanota Support (May 9, 2017). "External IMAP/POP3 connection". Tuta Support. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
"Yahoo! Expands Community Services with Free E-mail" (Press release). Yahoo!. October 8, 1997. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007.
"Attach files to messages — Yandex.Help. Mail". Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
"Reasons AOL deactivates or deletes an account". help.aol.com/. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"Squire". Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
"Inactive Google Account Policy - Google Account Help". support.google.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"Alternative logins". FastMail. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
"Shutting down our XMPP chat service". Fastmail blog. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
Rivera, Rafael (September 17, 2013). "Outlook.com supports simpler "+" email aliases too". Within Windows. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

withinwindows.com

Rivera, Rafael (September 17, 2013). "Outlook.com supports simpler "+" email aliases too". Within Windows. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

workspace.google.com

"Compare Flexible Pricing Plan Options | Google Workspace". workspace.google.com.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Chen, Brian X. (June 17, 2020). "Tackling the Unsolvable Problem: The Bottomless Email Inbox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.

yahoo.com

help.yahoo.com

"Yahoo Mail Storage FAQ". Retrieved June 25, 2025.
"Turn Conversations on or off in the Yahoo Mail app | Yahoo Help - SLN26405". help.yahoo.com.
"Inactive mailboxes in Yahoo Mail | Yahoo Help - SLN29338". help.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"Automatic forwarding of emails in free Yahoo Mail accounts will be discontinued | Mail Help - SLN35503". help.yahoo.com.

docs.yahoo.com

"Yahoo! Expands Community Services with Free E-mail" (Press release). Yahoo!. October 8, 1997. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007.

yahoo.com

"Ad-free email and a whole lot more with Yahoo Mail Plus - Sign up". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

yandex.com

help.yandex.com

"What is Yandex.Mail — Mail — Yandex.Support". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
"Attach files to messages — Yandex.Help. Mail". Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
"Sender information — Mail — Yandex.Support". Retrieved January 26, 2017.

yandex.com

But doesn't delete them off the server automatically, in contrast to standard POP3 operation. See https://yandex.com/support/mail/mail-clients.html#pop3
"Freezing inactive mailboxes - Mail. Support". yandex.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

yandex.ru

help.yandex.ru

"Частые вопросы в Яндекс.Почте — Почта (старый интерфейс) — Яндекс.Помощь". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
"Регистрация — Почта (старый интерфейс) — Яндекс.Помощь". Retrieved January 26, 2017.

yandex.ru

"Яндекс.Почта — бесплатная почта с web-интерфейсом". Yandex.

zoho.com

"Zoho Mail Pricing & Editions - Free for 5 Users". Zoho. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
"Inactive Accounts in Zoho Mail". Zoho. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"Features exclusive to Paid Plans". Retrieved June 1, 2018.

help.zoho.com

"POP/IMAP/Activesync no longer free?".
"Can I use the 'plus' trick to create email aliases on the fly". Retrieved January 10, 2023.