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 $40, but maybe I need to look at some of these... > > (my Doze crashed earlier and I was forced to send before I included all of > the different mail clients I have tried. Quite a few. If I could have > gotten it to work correctly, I'd have stayed with Kaufman Mail Warrior > (my first). I hope that this points those looking in some directions at some of the low-cost alternatives out there. Mike808/ -- perl -le "$_='7284254074:0930970:H4012816';tr[0->][ BOPEN!SMUT];print"
