"I have really enjoyed using bluebottle, and would recommend it to anyone." - Jack L, July 2006

"Your mail service is fine and so nice." - Satish K, June 2006

"I am going to promote your e-mail service as often as possible!" - Oliver M

"I want to tell you that I'm very happy with your service, I never have had a quality like this, you know, you really respect your users." - Arafat A, June 2006

"I've been a Bluebottle subscriber for awhile now, and know you offer a great service." - Rick R, July 2006

What is the difference between POP3 and IMAP?

Pop3

When using your free POP3 email account, mail is first delivered to our servers. Your email program (e.g. Outlook) then downloads these messages to your computer, and the messages are then deleted from Bluebottle's servers.

Some of the advantages of POP3 are:

• It’s easier to set up on your computer
• You can read email messages when you are not connected to the Internet

IMAP

IMAP stores your email on Bluebottle servers, not on your computer. Your email program (e.g. Outlook) then connects to our servers and allows you to read, send and delete your email.

There are number of advantages of using IMAP, specifically you can:

• Access your email from anywhere there is an Internet connection
• Use different computers (Internet café’s, wireless hotspots etc..)
• Access the Bluebottle pending folder and manage your email
• Start and read your email faster using IMAP, than POP3

Bluebottle's free POP3 email and IMAP

Choose your side.

Like POP3? Then start taking advantage of our free pop3 email with a Bluebottle Freemail account.

Prefer IMAP? Choose between the Bluebottle Access and Premium accounts, both accounts give you the choice of IMAP or POP3 access.