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5 stars
Version: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0
"The best overall email client out there, period."
Pros: Open Source.
Free to use.
SUPERB junk mail filtering.
Excellent incoming filter options (folder, virtual folder or both).
Fast.
On-the fly spell checking.
You can have multiple accounts, each with individual inboxes and subfolders. On top of that, you can have multiple identities in each account.
Built-in RSS reader (although you can do better with an extension).
Smart address completion.
Full Usenet (newsgroup) capability (multiple account options here too).
Easily import your email and settings from other programs.
VERY customizable thanks to addons (extensions) from various sites (including the official Mozilla addons site).
I personally have about 30 extensions installed.
Customizable message "tagging" feature.
Back and Forward buttons allow navigation through message history.
You can customize the folder pane to show favorite, unread or recent folders.
Gmail POP access is integrated.
Customizable mail alerts include information such as the subject, sender and message preview text.
New Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit) support.
Cons: You'd think the words "Mozilla" and "Thunderbird" would be in the spell checking dictionary. Adding lots of Extensions can slow an otherwise very fast pgogram down.
Sometimes an installed extension can render the program instable or create strange behavior. And it can be difficult to determine which extension is the culprit.
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