"6876" <am495@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1113234421.137823.75040@g14g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Are such accounts best avoided?
> The reason i ask is: I have had phishing attempts and viruses sent to
> my hotmail account.
>

Webmail is very handy to have, as one can check their email from any
computer with online service, in the world.As mentioned phishing emails go
to all email accounts. What you need to just delete those, block the senders
or report them as spam.

Bob