| Feature |
USA.NET |
Previous Email System |
Notes |
| Settings / Account Info |
| Disable Images in Email |
X |
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Security feature to help reduce spam |
| Empty Trash upon logout |
X |
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| Language Preferences |
X |
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| Multiple Signatures |
X |
1-Only |
Previous Email System allows 1 plain-text signature. CMS allows several, either plain text or HTML. The user may select which signature to use on the Write Mail page. |
| New Message Notifier |
X |
Auto-Refresh |
Previous Email System has a configurable refresh interval for the web client |
| Pop-Up Read/Write Window |
X |
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Gmail supports popup write mail window only |
| Resizable Columns |
X |
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| Time Zone Selection |
X |
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| User-created Aliases |
4 per account |
2 per account |
Currently being developed on USA.NET. Previous Email System allows up to 2 aliases per account. |
| View Messages in Fixed Width Font |
X |
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| User-Managed Whitelist |
X |
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Gmail's contacts are the only items whitelisted |
| Folder Management |
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| Storage Quota Display |
X |
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Previous Email System does show a column for Size on the Folder list, but it does not appear to work. |
| Calendar & Tasks |
| Full Featured Calendar |
X |
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| Reminders |
X |
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Never miss a meeting through the reminder service. |
| Send & Receive Meeting Invitations |
X |
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| Task Management |
X |
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| Inbox/Write Mail |
| Apply Filters |
X |
X |
USA.NET filters only apply upon receipt of email, but the options are more extensive. |
| Mark as Read/Unread |
X |
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Assists in organizing email. |
| Move To/Save Selected In option |
X |
X |
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| Search |
X |
X |
USA.NET allows for conditional searches |
| Submit as Spam Buttom |
X |
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| Write Mail Preview Option |
X |
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| Stationery |
X |
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Customize the look of your email. |
| Rich Text / WYSIWYG |
X |
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USA.NET allows user to compose messages in Rich Text Format, which offers a large variety of customization options - font, color, etc. Previous Email System does allow HTML formatting, but the user would have to know HTML. |
| Time Zone in Date Column |
X |
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Confirm when emails are sent or received. |
| Remote Mailboxes/Collecting |
| Remote Mailbox Collection |
X |
X |
USA.NET supports POP access. |
| Collection Intervals |
X |
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USA.NET offers 3 options for the time interval at which it collects, saving time and money by collecting from one central mailbox. |
| Leave Copy on Server |
X |
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Ability to access from anywhere |
| Fast Forward/Forward to Email |
| Conditional Forwarding |
X |
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Set up rules for forwarding email so you only get the email you need. |
| Keep Local Copy |
X |
X |
Previous Email System Users have to contact the Help Desk to change the configuration for keeping a local copy. |
| Notification Filter |
X |
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Removes any attachments and forwards the text of emails to a pager or other wireless device |
| History |
| Report of sent and received emails |
X |
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| Home Page |
| Date Display |
Last Login Date |
Current Date |
USA.NET presents the last login date for the user providing a measure of additional security. |
| Auto-Replies & Scheduled Messages |
| Auto Responder |
X |
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Example: Send Autoresponse only during non-business hours |
| Vacation Reply |
X |
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Time Specific Range |
| Address Book |
| Create home and business entries |
X |
X |
In addition to the two extra email address fields, Previous Email System also has fields for Company, Job Title, and work address information. USA.NET has a Pager field, and First Name and Last Name fields (Previous Email System only has Full Name field.) |
| Multiple email addresses per entry |
X |
X |
USA.NET provides one email address per addressbook entry. |
| Export to CSV and LDIF |
X |
X |
Gmail supports CSV format only |
| Groups |
X |
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Save time with group addresses |
| Scheduler |
X |
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