Recommend a webmail client for use with ATT.net

[rayvenn]

I have a friend who, despite all my cogent and logical arguments, still wants to access ATT.net email through a webmail interface. Yes. I know.

Main complaint is the ATT web interface ... tough to edit when doing a quoted reply.

Don't need a full-up webmail server system with database, etc ... just want a workable, user friendly web/browser interface to talk to ATT.net email.

I've looked at eMClient and atMail. Close, but no banana. Any other ideas?

Thank you.

 

[lxskllr]

I don't really understand. Why does it have to be web based if you're looking for a better interface? I've never heard of using a different web application to access another one.

 

[rayvenn]

Yeh, that's all part of the "despite my cogent and logical arguments" ...

She wants to access email from anywhere; does not want to use Outlook Express (even though I explained the "leave a copy of message on server" idea) or similar client ... So, to me, that leaves browser-based apps. She's ok with, in fact, prefers, browser based ... just doesn't like the ATT.net interface. I agree with her about that part. The interface on eMClient is much more user friendly ... it just argues with me a lot, and she's less tech oriented than I am, so I don't want to recommend it to her.

 

[lxskllr]

Yeh, that's all part of the "despite my cogent and logical arguments" ...

She wants to access email from anywhere; does not want to use Outlook Express (even though I explained the "leave a copy of message on server" idea) or similar client ... So, to me, that leaves browser-based apps. She's ok with, in fact, prefers, browser based ... just doesn't like the ATT.net interface. I agree with her about that part. The interface on eMClient is much more user friendly ... it just argues with me a lot, and she's less tech oriented than I am, so I don't want to recommend it to her.

Sounds to me like she's SOL. She either has to adapt, or deal with it. If I were to try something silly like that, I'd setup ATT to forward to Gmail, and use Gmail as my reader(assuming it's interface is acceptable). Or just do the easy thing and use Thunderbird(my choice) :^D

 

[coolVariable]

Use gmail or hotmail.
They can check other pop accounts.
and you can configure them so emails sent from them "look/act" like they were sent from another account.

 

[rudder]

I can sign into yahoo mail with my at&t credentials. Just use that. I guess they have some kind of partnership now.

 

[gsaldivar]

Or just set up a forwarding rule from the ATT account to any other webmail provider that has an interface she prefers?

 

[rayvenn]

Thanks for the ideas. Yes, yahoo and ATT have apparently partnered up.

gsaldivar ... She's only seen the yahoo/ATT webmail. That's why I was looking for ideas for another client. My research got me to eMClient, which looked pretty decent, but I'm having trouble getting it to work for me, and it has to be bulletproof before I hand it off to her. I was hoping someone had gone thru this same sort of thing and found a really great independent webmail client.

Thanks again for your time, folks.

 

[coolVariable]

Thanks for the ideas. Yes, yahoo and ATT have apparently partnered up.

gsaldivar ... She's only seen the yahoo/ATT webmail. That's why I was looking for ideas for another client. My research got me to eMClient, which looked pretty decent, but I'm having trouble getting it to work for me, and it has to be bulletproof before I hand it off to her. I was hoping someone had gone thru this same sort of thing and found a really great independent webmail client.

Thanks again for your time, folks.

As posted multiple times: Gmail or hotmail/live.