Runbox Mail Manager www.runbox.com Review

Overall Rating

Very clean and intuitive web interface
Generous storage space provided for email (100MB)
Quick and responsive support (in my experience anyway!)
Highly effective spam filtering
Email messages can be retrieved from Hotmail and Lycos accounts (a god-send for me!)
Email can be accessed using an email client via POP or IMAP

Cluttered login page - not a major problem but it's not quite in keeping with the sleek feel of the web interface.

Runbox Mail Manager - It was a little over three years ago that I decided I needed to search for a new email service. I was sick of such a small Inbox because I like to access my email from wherever I happen to be.

I was initially attracted to the Runbox email service, then, by the large storage quota (100MB). Upon signing up, I was immediately impressed by the sleek web-based interface and the powerful features offered. I have watched Runbox develop and mature over the past three years; it has evolved to become one of the web's most reliable, efficient and effective email platforms.

The professional web interface is intuitive yet powerful, enabling me to easily utilise the many features offered. One of the most powerful of these features is the ability to dispatch emails with different sending addresses; using the web interface, I can easily send emails from my Runbox account that bear the sending address of my workplace. The Runbox web interface also allows the creation of unlimited folders and filters, streamlining the process of organising and storing large numbers of email messages online.

When at home, I have the choice of accessing my email using the POP or IMAP protocols; this makes storing my email messages on my hard drive simple. It also allows me to work offline using an email client (unfortunately, I don't have broadband access yet!)

Having migrated from a very well-known service, I really appreciate the anti-spam features of my Runbox account. I hardly ever receive spam in my account, which is a very pleasant change from what I was used to. Messages retrieved from my Hotmail account are also spam-filtered and invariably land in my Spam folder.

The recent addition of the 'Files' feature has enabled me to store my most critical documents online, meaning that they are accessible wherever I can access the 'net. I have found this very useful as I am a secondary school teacher and frequently need to transfer worksheets and assignments between my home computer and my school. The 'Files' feature makes this easy and means that I don't have to worry about emailing files to myself.

The Runbox staff provide professional yet personal support and any problems I have reported have been resolved almost immediately. They also have a user forum that is frequented by the Runbox staff and a large number of users. I've frequently been given almost instant help here.

This combination of the professional web-based interface, flawless reliability and unparalleled level of support make Runbox the perfect email service for me.