Some kind of off-the-cuff reviews from a friend you might find interesting.
Note the criterion: <$20 and HTML on/off

> I am using Vivian as my main client, but it is lacking in a few "functions" 
> that need work. It is the ONLY client I have found so far that doesn't 
> support HTML and it has a really nice "headers view" of the mail on the 
> server that allows you to choose download, download/delete, delete 
> before you POP it. It doesn't routinely check your mail for you though. 
> I "registered" (It's freeware) and sent the guy a few bucks to encourage 
> his development.

> So far, I'm putting my money on POCO as the closest competitor to OE (if 
> you bar Messenger (I did for HTML reasons)). I have two more to 
> look at, but so far, nothing promising. I started with two criterion money 
> (had to be free or less than $20) and be able to turn off HTML/helper 
> applications (no virus carriers). Mahogany might be promising when the windows
> version gets out of beta. So far, this is what I have done : 
> Outlook Express, Messenger, Pegasus, Iris, PMMail, Mail Warrior, Vivian,  
>
> Hmmm, roll your own with Sylpheed?

And what he had to say about The Bat:
> Yep, It was very complex. I've heard good and bad talk about it. The HTML 
> features can't be controlled and the cost made it one of my "no" choices.
> I am currently on one of my "finds" and rather liking it. Take a look at 
> QuickMail Pro. It was written for the MAC, but is rather nice for Doze. 
> Pricey at $40, but maybe I need to look at some of these...
> 
> (my Doze crashed earlier and I was forced to send before I included all of 
> the different mail clients I have tried. Quite a few. If I could have 
> gotten it to work correctly, I'd have stayed with Kaufman Mail Warrior 
> (my first).

I hope that this points those looking in some directions at some of the 
low-cost alternatives out there.

Mike808/
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