•Portable--No matter where you are
in the world, if you can connect to the Internet, you can
access your account.
•They may be used as your primary
e-mail address, to set up a separate, personal address
when the use of personal e-mail is restricted at work or school
or for junk mail.
•Popular choices for free
Web-based e-mail services are: Yahoo! Mail, ExciteMail, and Hotmail.