Email Accounts

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Email Account Options

Having the most recent version of an operating system, browser and email program assures you the greatest amount of functionality and data security.

These are just a few options available to you.

EMAIL CLIENTS (PROGRAMS)		WEB-BASED EMAIL (free)
	Apple Mail (part of Mac OS X) http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Tutorial: http://www.apple.com/support/leopard/mail/		Apple Mail (part of Mac OS X) http://webmail.aol.com
	Eudora Download http://www.eudora.com/email/ Tutorial: http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/tutorials/		GMail http://www.gmail.com
	Mozilla Thunderbird http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/		Hotmail http://hotmail.msn.com
	Outlook http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010857931033.aspx		Yahoo Mail http://www.yahoo.com/r/m1/

Internet Service Providers offer you connection to the Internet for a charge (~$20 per month) and may include a few other features:

an email account POP with webmail (with one or more user names)
server space (for storing files or posting web pages)
some offer high speed Internet connection (DSL, aDSL, sDSL,Cable Modem)
most offer portal pages that you can tailor to contain the information that you want to see and access.
some, such as AOL, offer an "environment" in which the user does not even have to leave the AOL community to find pages on weather, sports, entertainment, etc., all of which is maintained by AOL.
others offer SPAM filters, Popup Blockers
a few offer 24/7 suppport

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS w/email accounts
	http:www.att.com
	http://www.comcast.net/
	http://www.sprint.com

Compare others:

The Definitive Internet Service Buyer's Guide: http://www.thelist.com/ (for area code 650)
Low Cost Cheap Dial-up ISPs: http://isp1.us/dial-up/
Great ISP Deals. http://www.great-isp-deals.com/pick_isps/

List of free email providers: Yahoo Business Directory

If you do not have Internet access at home, you can use your campus Learning Center which is adjacent to your campus library.

Centers for Teaching and Learning, San Mateo Community College District, CA USA by Sevastopoulos