From the fine people who first brought you Geocities comes Goowy mail. Goowy mail is, so far as Aunty knows, the first commercial scale web-based email application built on Flash. This allows Goowy to offer a free webmail service, which you can access from any Internet connection with a web browser, with the look and feel of a desktop mail client.

For example Goowy automatically checks for new mail, play sounds upon receiving new mail, sports a real-time spell checker, and offers POP3 support. And like a desktop application, you can send and receive mail in the background while composing or reading your email.

Says the Goowy site:

“What is Goowy Mail?
Gone are the days of slow and boring web-based email! Goowymail’s innovative approach combines…

[Goowy Mail: It’s webmail! It’s a desktop client! It’s two look-and-feels in one!, Continued]