Mozilla Thunderbird Version: 2.0.0.19 - 12/31/2008 Rating: A next generation mail client that previews enhancements to come from Mozilla
The Bat! Version: 4.1.7 - 12/29/2008 Rating: A simple yet powerful e-mail client that sports an excellent feature-set
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 Version: Beta 1 - 12/10/2008 Mozilla's next generation mail client goes 3.0
Eudora Version: 8.0 Beta 4 - 11/4/2008 Rating: Once the consummate exemplar of standalone e-mail clients and now an open-source e-mail app
Mozilla Lightning Version: 0.8 Official Release - 4/4/2008 A redesign of Mozilla's Calendar component designed to tightly integrate calendar functionality into Mozilla Thunderbird
Windows Live Mail Version: 8.0.1226 Beta Release - 5/31/2007 Vista's next generation replacement for Outlook Express makes it easy to manage multiple mail accounts and more
Poco Mail Version: 4.5 - 5/22/2007 Rating: An attractive, inexpensive mail client that's small in size but big in power
Pegasus Mail Version: 4.41 - 7/17/2006 Rating: Generation Four of one of the most popular freeware e-mail pioneers
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
