Web mail or IMAP?

 I’m an IMAP fan, and have reluctantly moved over to Gmail. Gmail is the least intrusive of the webmails out there, and I like the threading feature.

Nothing, but NOTHING bugs me more than seeing a flashing/animated ad on the page while I’m trying to compose an email.

Merlin Mann has a good thread going at 43Folders regarding webmail versus IMAP. Check it out.