thanks, I knew about hushmail, but their usability and search function are not up to par. It's funny - I'd gladly pay for a technogically sophisticated alternative to gmail, just not to have all email data with google.

If you'll give us another chance re usability, make an account & fill out this beta invite form: https://www.hushmail.com/contact/preview/

We have a new + faster + easier-to-use webmail coming in the next few months. It's a huge improvement over what we have now.

Search is still in the current folder only though, so that might not be quite what you're looking for.

(btw if anyone wants to help us build a better webmail, we're hiring PHP devs in Vancouver)