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'''Webmail''' uses a standard web browser to view and manage messages on a [[e-mail|mail]] server. Like [[IMAP]], this allows the recipient to access his email from any computer, but now the computer doesn't have to be set up with an email program configured for the recipient's mail service. Any computer with a web browser will work.
'''Webmail''' refers to a website which allows someone to read their [[e-mail]] in the browser, without needing to install a desktop client or a special app on the phone or tablet. Webmail allows a person to access their email from any computer which has access to the [[Internet]].  When reading email in the browser, the user's email messages reside on a server rather than being downloaded to the user's desktop computer, phone or tablet.
 
Webmail tends to be slower and less flexible than a well-tuned email program running on the recipient's computer. This is changing, however, as web browsers and [[JavaScript]] get more sophisticated, evolving from passive displays to active participation. Operations like dragging a message to a folder can now be done on the "client side" without having to download a whole new HTML page from the server.

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Webmail refers to a website which allows someone to read their e-mail in the browser, without needing to install a desktop client or a special app on the phone or tablet. Webmail allows a person to access their email from any computer which has access to the Internet. When reading email in the browser, the user's email messages reside on a server rather than being downloaded to the user's desktop computer, phone or tablet.

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