Well I read the "Oatmeal" and it's probably just as well that there was nothing there in regards to my email account provider. Some here and many in other circles do not regard "Incredimail" very highly. But, it's been my choice. If one has something that works well and something that they are happy with, what the hay? I had my (many) issues with this "outfit" at the outset and the support (from my experience) is little to non-existent. Why I hung on in the beginning is unexplainable, but hung on I did. When things got better with the little help that I did receive , I actually paid 20 bucks (as I recall) for the paid version. Incredimail is (I think), mainly noted for the extra add-ons, all the glitter and many features that many don't need or even want. I don't use many of these features either but there are a few that are very nice. For example I have my notifier set so when I receive an email from CH, (and I'm online)I know where the email is coming from and is shows that I have a new message right in the middle of my screen. Kind of a nice feature when you're either looking for help or receiving a reply. At least you know that it's not your neighbor with another stupid joke.There may be other accounts that have a feature such as what I just described but that's not something that I'm familiar with. There's also a few more features that are quite neat. Also the look, main page setup, and the skins are very much to my liking. Also, this version ,XE, has been trouble free for a very long time.
I also have Windows Live Mail as an email account, won't use it unless or until I have to. I did use Outlook Express for many years but once I found Incredimail, I changed over. As strange as it may seem many of my email contacts are also using Incredimail (maybe I talked them into it??). Don't remember. Anyway for me, it's Incredimail XE. But, not Incredimail2, can't stand it. I won't go into all the reasons(but, I do have some). So now you know my choice for an email account. But I must admit, this is the same old fella who's favorite meal is sauerkraut,smoked pork hocks and hot peppers. I also prefers IE as my browser over everything else. Anyway, like I've also seen here on CH many times, that's just me. overthehill