I've given up on it. Out of interest, what's anyone's opinion on Lycos mail?

This is what I found in my normal inbox:

Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 at 8:12 PM
From: "Opera Software" noreply@opera.com
To:
Subject: Welcome to Opera!
Congratulations on your new Opera account sda38!
Please confirm your email address by visiting this link:

[Mod note: Link removed for security]

While you're here, check out what's happening in our social channels!

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Note: You are getting this email because a request was received from IP address [IP removed].
If you received this message in error, you can delete the account by visiting this page: https://auth.opera.com/account/delete-profile.

All the best,
Your pals at Opera

Well, I opened one, sort of, though I gave an existing e-mail address. The whole email set up showed with a message from Opera and all the send, etc options. I uninstalled it since it didn't offer a new address option and didn't get a good look into it.

What is the Opera email account for then - is it like Thunderbird?

I've just opened an Opera email account, but it didn't ask me to create and address, it just asked for an address - did I miss something or do you use an existing address through the Opera one rather than create a new @opera.com email?

"5 o'clock: a tuna sandwich with tea (black Ceylon)."
Tuna sandwich with extremely thin slices of whole lemon, including zest?

"I bought a plaice and was thinking of stewing it with rice"
hmmm... poaching would be better

"I've cooked some buckwheat cereal. To eat."

what else would you do with it??

Hello, I'm thinking of getting an Opera e-mail [personal] address. Can I just register for one or do I have to download other things, and is it free?