I'm pretty happy with my current setup, using Mozilla Mail with the Australian version of Yahoo that still (unlike the US version) allows free POP3 access to webmail. You sign on for it and they simply give you the appropriate pop and smtp names. It's pretty easy to set up.
In addition, I have
www.ePrompter.com set up to keep my legacy hotmail account on life suppot without ever having to log in to the webmail. This program can also be used to access messages from US Yahoo without paying for POP3 access. It's pretty simple though, so it doesn't support html or anything.
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Originally posted by charliex
If you are looking for access to archived mail, configure your email program to leave a copy on the server, this means though your email box will fill and youll have to prune it yourself as generally there is a low limit on most isps pop3 accounts, but it will allw you to gain access to stored emails anywhere you can read pop3.
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I usually set Mozilla's account server settings to select both "leave messages on server" AND "delete message from server when they're deleted or moved from inbox". This allows me to prune garbage and big attachments without having to go and log into webmail at home.