Features that Any Good E-Mail Program Should Have

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The bar has really been raised in recent years for e-mail programs. Features that used to be luxuries are now considered minimum standards. When looking for an e-mail package, you should not accept one that does not let you do the following:

• Send and receive both text messages and attached binary files.
• Quote the text of a message when replying to it.
• Send mail to multiple recipients at once, and send CCs (Courtesy Copies).
• Compose and read messages off-line (while not connected to the Internet).
• Save lists of e-mail addresses for future use in an address book.
• Create multiple folders in which to organize incoming and outgoing mail.
• Sort received e-mail by any of several criteria (date received, sender name, file size, etc.)