Mail.com

Free inbox service

Mail.com is a free email service launched in 1995, offering web-based email accounts with a variety of domain options beyond the standard @mail.com address.

It competes with Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and other free providers: I still have my old mail.com address from the nineties.

email-service

webmail

Browser-accessed electronic correspondence

sign-up · login · storage · attachment · compose · folder · address · registration · provider · competitor

brand

1995

Year before 1996

global · American · competitor · Yahoo · Hotmail · Outlook · Gmail · longevity · established · legacy

domain

suffix

Word-ending addition

vanity · selection · options · themed · business · personal · branding · identity · choice · extension

Opposites
web-based vs installed software

Mail.comMicrosoft Outlook

Email and calendar client

Thunderbird · Apple Mail · Eudora

free vs premium email services

Mail.comMicrosoft 365

Cloud office software bundle

independent vs ecosystem-integrated email

Mail.comGmail

Search giant's messaging platform

Outlook.com · Yahoo Mail

Family

mail, mails, mailed, mailing, mailer, mailers, mailbox, mailboxes, mailman

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G