[GTALUG] alternatives to gmail working well in Ubintu?

Hi folks, I was going to just ask for alternatives to consider, but want to keep the Linux element here as I mainly use a Ubuntu shell. Now that google is making it profoundly difficult reaching basic html in low graphics environments, I may need a new home. I prefer reading on the web for this account, especially as I use it largely for research needing to follow article links and work with file attachments. Any solid ideas? Thanks, Karen