1. Webmail vs. desktop e-mail client
How you access your e-mails – via webmail or desktop e-mail client – is one of the basic things you have to consider in order to effectively manage your e-mails. The same as you prefer one web browser among the others you should try to use various webmail services and the desktop e-mail clients. After that you can use the one which fits the best for you. Since the desktop clients have the advantage they don’t need an internet connection you should think about that and maybe backup your e-mails with desktop e-mail client, though.

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