The Bat! Version: 4.2.33.3 Beta Release - 2/8/2010 Rating: A simple yet powerful e-mail client that sports an excellent feature-set
Mozilla Thunderbird Version: 3.1 Alpha 1 - 2/4/2010 Mozilla's next generation mail client goes 3.1 Alpha - Codename "Lanikai"
Pegasus Mail Version: 4.52 - 1/22/2010 Rating: Generation Four of one of the most popular freeware e-mail pioneers
Mozilla Thunderbird Portable Edition Version: 3.0.1 - 1/22/2010 A fully functional edition of Mozilla Thunderbird optimized for use on a USB key drive
Mozilla Lightning Version: 1.0 Beta 1 - 1/14/2010 A redesign of Mozilla's Calendar component designed to tightly integrate calendar functionality into Mozilla Thunderbird
Eudora Version: 8.0 Beta 8 - 1/6/2010 Rating: One of the very first standalone e-mail clients to hit the 'net and now an open-source e-mail app
Windows Live Mail Version: 14.0.8089.726 - 8/20/2009 Vista's next generation replacement for Outlook Express makes it easy to manage multiple mail accounts and more
Mozilla Thunderbird 2 Version: 2.0.0.22 - 6/23/2009 Rating: A next generation mail client that previews enhancements to come from Mozilla
Poco Mail Version: 4.8 - 4/6/2009 Rating: An attractive, inexpensive mail client that's small in size but big in power
PMMail 2000 Version: 2.20.2717 - 2/11/2003 Rating: An outstanding e-mail client with built-in PGP encryption support
Microsoft Outlook Express Version: 6.0 SP1 - 9/10/2002 Rating: An impressive scaled-down release of Outlook — now packaged with IE 6
TransSoft Mail Control Version: 5.1 - 2/5/2002 Rating: An Icelandic original, the discontinued TMC offers impressive features like PGP support
Calypso Mail Version: 3.30 - 7/12/2001 Rating: A once promising e-mail client now available as discontinued freeware
Eudora Light Version: 3.0.6 - 8/20/1998 Rating: The dated, discontinued, feature-limited sibling of Eudora
E-Mail Notify Version: 1.22 - 3/2/1998 Rating: A freeware background mail checker for Windows
Microsoft Internet Mail Version: 1.0 - 5/20/1997 Rating: Microsoft's first generation mail client — included with Internet Explorer 3.0
Mail Explorer Version: 1.24b - 8/23/1996 Rating: A discontinued mail client that utilizes the Windows Explorer interface
