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Gmail, or Google Mail, is Google's free and popular email service that includes many important features such as POP3/IMAP and SMTP, spam filtering, web access, and was the pioneer in large amounts of email storage.
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Google Mail - Free Email that works and leaves you in control
Free email accounts, when used properly, can be very useful. Google's GMail is the current best of breed, primarily because it can be "used properly".
Relying on free email services - even GMail - can be an unnecessary risk. Fortunately GMail makes it possible, even easy, to backup your email.
How do I create a filter in Gmail?
Gmail's filters are very powerful, and easy to set up. I'll look at creating a filter to automatically delete email from a specific email address.
How do I delete my GMail account?
Gmail or Google Mail accounts can be quickly and easily deleted; we'll walk through the steps. Just remember: it's permanent.
How do I route my email through Gmail?
Gmail can be used to handle email for just about any email address, even non-Gmail addresses. I'll show you how, and why it's worth considering.
How do I send a .exe file if Gmail won't let me?
Gmail and other mail programs or services will often block attachments using file types frequently used by malware. I'll show you how to send them anyway.
How do I set my Gmail alternate email address?
An alternate email address is an important security feature that you should configure should your Gmail account password or access ever be lost.
How does GMail's "undo send" work?
GMail added the ability to "undo" a send. I'll look at how it works, and why it's not what people expect.