Re:What the hell? (Score 1)

"But if you have pop mail, you can just tell outlook to auto-archive to a .pst folder on your hdd" Sure, but then you're using MS's proprietary filetype. How do you know .pst's standards and format won't change (like since Outlook2k3), or that .pst file will still be readable (.pst are notorious for corrupting itself) when you restore it? "I don't understand the endless fascination with webmail. It's nice to have access from any web input.." You've answered your own question there. The accessibility of your email without being tied down to your own personal computer. Yahoo has been Yahoo, and will probably still be yahoo in the future. So will hotmail, gmail, and any other popular webmail out there. Comcast, bought AT&T, changing their customer's email addresses, forcing them to use a new domain name. As long as mergers and aquisitions occur in the telecom industry, situations like this will always occur.