I have used web-based Gmail since they first started beta testing it. It's basic as you can get and you can take her anywhere. She don't drink, do drugs, works in all browsers, doesn't have a long setup process and spits out emails as fast as you can type them in. It also has the best spam blocker of any email host that I have ever used in 14 years. But no spam bkocker will work for you if you stupidly post your email address where the spambots can find it. I get around this using
http://scr.im/ It converts your email address to a URL. Then you can post it everywhere without fear of spam.
http://scr.im/dwight