> Basically no desktop client works as well as the gmail web app (especially when it comes to search). I would actually make the opposite statement, i.e. gener

> Basically no desktop client works as well as the gmail web app (especially when it comes to search). I would actually make the opposite statement, i.e. generally, webmail clients are significantly inferior to desktop clients in most respects: Feature set, responsiveness, flexibility etc. And of course, being potentially somewhat secure, as opposed to guaranteed no-security with webmail. As for search functionality - I'm not sure you're right, but I'll grant you that some webmail providers, like Google, provide speedy search.