A few notes regarding E-mail...if you're going to spend a lot of time looking at email, pick an interface that is powerful and user friendly enough to support you. If you're using a webmail interface, really all I can say is, STOP! It's very limited and you can access your account using a pop client. Outlook Express, which comes with Windows / Internet Explorer is decent, or if you want something a little more powerful, I've been using the following package for over ten years:
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