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Eudora 6
W9x/Me/2000/NT4/XP
New version
Location on CD: software/windows/messages/eudora/

Eudora is a popular email application that will handle all your email needs. There are numerous improvements in this version, as well as some great new features: SpamWatch (Paid Mode only – see below) for filtering out junk email; Format Painter (copies fonts and styles from one place to another); Contextual Filing; new toolbar icons and more.

Eudora has three licensing options: Light mode, Sponsored mode andáPaid mode. This single download can be set up in any one of these modes.

If you access multiple email accounts on multiple PCs and want a highly adaptable interface, Eudora's your thing.

In Light mode, Eudora has many fewer features, but is free of charge and without ads.

In Sponsored mode, Eudora displays ads. It's fairly discreet and means you get the full power of Eudora for free. After a trial period, Eudora will ask you to profile yourself to continue to use the full free version, enabling it to display ads more relevant to your interests.

In Paid mode, Eudora does not display ads and you get the full power of Eudora, but you do have to pay.

URL: www.eudora.com

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ICQ Pro 2003a Beta Build #3800
W9x/ME/2000/NT/XP
Free û latest version
Location on CD: software/windows/messages/icq/

ICQ ('I seek you') is a popular instant-messaging program that lets you communicate with friends and colleagues in real time. To seek out a friend on the ICQ network, simply enter his or her ICQ number, name, nickname, or email address. Once your contact list is set up, you'll be notified when your friends are online so that you can chat, send instant messages or files, play games and more.

Note: you will need to be online when installing in order to register on the network.

URL: www.icq.com

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IncrediMail Xe build 1184
W98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Free û recently updated
Location on CD: software/windows/messages/incredimail/

IncrediMail is a graphical, full-featured email program that provides a rich interactive experience. If you want more fun with email, try this.

This update fixes various bugs. Requires MS Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.


URL: www.incredimail.com

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Popcorn 1.48
W9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
Free û latest update
Location on CD: software/windows/messages/popcorn/

Sometimes you simply don't want a huge cumbersome email program and would possibly even like the convenience of taking it with you on a floppy disk û Popcorn could be what you're looking for.

This update incorporates a couple of minor bug fixes.

URL: www.ultrafunk.com/products/popcorn

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Eudora 6
OS X
New version
Location on CD: software/mac/messages/eudora/

Eudora is a popular email application that will handle all your email needs. There are numerous improvements in this version, as well as some great new features: SpamWatch (Paid Mode only û see below) for filtering out junk email; Mailbox Drawer (for convenient access to all mailboxes from any mailbox window); Contextual Filing; new toolbar icons and more.

Eudora has three licensing options: Light mode, Sponsored mode andáPaid mode. This single download can be set up in any one of these modes.

If you access multiple email accounts on multiple PCs and want a highly adaptable interface, Eudora's your thing.

The program manual is included on the CD (in the folder as above) in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.

In Light mode, Eudora has many fewer features, but is free of charge and without ads.

In Sponsored mode, Eudora displays ads. It's fairly discreet and means you get the full power of Eudora for free. After a trial period, Eudora will ask you to profile yourself to continue to use the full free version, enabling it to display ads more relevant to your interests.

In Paid mode, Eudora does not display ads and you get the full power of Eudora, but you do have to pay.

URL: www.eudora.com

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ICQ 3.4.23
OS 9.x and OS X
Free û new version
Location on CD: software/mac/messages/icq/

Note: if using OS 9.x, you will need CarbonLib 1.3 or higher installed on your system.

ICQ ('I seek you') is a popular instant-messaging program that lets you communicate with friends and colleagues in real time. To seek out a friend on the ICQ network, simply enter his or her ICQ number, name, nickname, or email address. Once your contact list is set up, you'll be notified when your friends are online so that you can chat, send instant messages or files, play games and more.

This update includes many new features and fixes – please see the Web site for details.

Note: you will need to be online when installing in order to register on the network.

URL: www.icq.com

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Magellan 3.5.2
OS X
20-day trial
Location on CD: software/mac/messages/magellan/

Magellan has its own way of handling email, and includes multilingual support and Spam control. The program lets you skip large emails for later download and has various other cool features.

URL: www.makienterprise.com/magellan/magellan.html