Mail Client Comparison Summary Tables
Overall Mail Client Comparison
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WebMail |
GUI Mail Clients |
Pine (Unix) |
|
|
Novice Users |
X |
X |
|
|
Average Users |
X |
X |
|
|
Advanced Users |
X |
X |
X |
|
POP Support |
|
X |
|
|
IMAP Support |
X |
X |
X |
|
Configuration Required |
X |
|
|
|
Send Formatted Messages |
|
X |
|
|
View Formatted Messages |
X |
X |
|
|
View Attachments Easily |
X |
X |
|
|
Mail Filter Support |
|
X |
X |
|
Import and Export Address Books Easily |
|
X |
|
|
High Virus Vulnerability |
|
X |
|
Detailed Mail Client Comparison
|
|
WebMail |
Eudora 5.1 |
Netscape Messenger 4.x |
Outlook 2000 |
Outlook Express 5.x |
Pine (Unix) |
|
Novice Users |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
Average Users |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Advanced Users |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
POP Support |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
IMAP Support |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Configuration Required |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Easy IMAP Configuration |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Send Formatted Messages |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
View Formatted Messages |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
View Attachments Easily |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Mail Filter Support (POP) |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Mail Filter Support (IMAP) |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
Import and Export Address Books Easily |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
High Virus Vulnerability |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Profile Support |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Customizable Toolbar |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
Customizable Column Headings |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Supports Synchronization |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
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