In comp.os.linux.setup, Dan Quinn uttered these immortal words:

> One simple question and no IFS, ANDS, or BUTS.
>
> I'd like to try a Linux System and wish to buy one that works.
>
> It must be good at e-mail and www. Who should I shop? Dan

That's an impossible question to answer. There are loads of general,
mainstream Linux distros, most of them available for free download. They
all have essentially the same software for email and www. Being more
specific here gets you better answers.

Asking this question will just get you a list of the distros we use. For
example, I use Debian but recommend Mandrake to newbies and have version 10
as an option with Debian on this dual-boot system.

Look here for descriptions of a large number of distros:
http://www.distrowatch.com

--
Andy.