Free E-mail Programs

• JBMail 1.0 - Here's a unique, free "portable POP3 mail reader and mailbox maintenance utility," that gives you direct access to your POP mailbox. You can view, preview, delete, save, print, and even get attachments directly from your mailbox. As a result, you don't have to go through the hassle of downloading anything that you don't want to your hard drive. Handy, particularly for those who get lots of E-mail. (84 kilobytes). For Windows 98/95 and NT 4.x or more recent.
• RocketTalk - This nifty free program lets you easily send high-quality voice messages over the Net. You may send your messages to other RocketTalk users (or to any E-mail account). If your intended recipient isn't a RocketTalk user, this service will forward your voice message to them, along with a small utility to play it. 3.5 megabytes. (For Windows 98/95 and NT). Requires a sound card with microphone and speakers.
• Ghost Mail - This freeware utility allows you to send anonymous messages, with or without a remailer, to any E-mail address or to Usenet newsgroups. 306 kilobytes. (For Windows 98/95).
• Phoenix Mail - A powerful and compact freeware program. Phoenix Mail has an easy-to-use interface and supports multiple E-mail accounts. Features include "drag and drop," context menus, message filtering, an address book, and the capability to send and fetch E-mail from all your accounts with a single mouseclick. There's also a free spell checker add-on, available at the site. Here's a screenshot. Offered in English and German versions. (743 kilobytes: For Windows 98/95).
  
• Bounce Spam Mail - Fed up with spammers? Here's a handy little freeware utility that lets you send fake bounce messages to spammers that make it appear as though your E-mail address is invalid (so you won't wind up on their mailing lists). 277 kilobytes. (For Windows 98/95).
• Outlook Messenger Express - If you're using Microsoft Outlook 97or 98, then you'll find this freeware utility very helpful. Outlook Messenger Express lets you quickly and easily send a message without going to the hassle of loading the cumbersome Outlook program itself. You can minimize it to the Windows desktop tray when you're not using it, as well. (For Windows: 2.7 megabytes).
  
• Free Outlook Mail stationery - We've had a number of requests lately from visitors using Outlook Express Mail, asking where they can get custom stationery to liven up their correspondence. This is the place to go. Here, you'll find a wonderful collection of free themed stationery for use on Outlook/Outlook Express Mail. Each self-installing package includes beautiful scrolling backgrounds, and some include music. (These files are for Outlook Express running on Windows 98/95. They won't work on Outlook Express for the Mac).
• HotSend - Interesting new free program that makes it easy to E-mail any document to anyone. With HotSend, you can share Web pages, reports, proposals and photos without the hassle of normal E-mail attachments. HotSend will create a portable document that looks and prints just like the original. Your recipient doesn't need to own, buy, download, or install anything. (For Windows 98/95/NT).
  
• PureVoice Player/Recorder - This free application offers a player and recorder for voice messages that you can use with your E-mail software. PureVoice offers excellent sound quality and its files are 10 times smaller than WAV files. There's a plug-in specifically for Eudora software, and a separate application for other E-mail products.
  
• E-mail Remover - A free program that helps you avoid having to download unwanted E-mail and spam over your Net connection. It lets you preview mail headers and delete unwanted E-mail right away (without having to download the E-mail first). Helpful!
  
• Safe-Net Mail - Protect your family with this useful, free POP3 E-mail program. Safe-Net Mail uses advanced filters to identify E-mail messages that may contain materials inappropriate for children. If Safe-Net Mail identifies a potential harmful message, it automatically routes it to a pass-protected folder. 2.1 megabytes. (For Windows 95/98/NT).
  
• Hikyaku: A free Japanese E-mailer - Here's a free E-mail client that is capable of displaying Japanese characters on non-Japanese computers. Using Hikyaku, you don't need a commercial character extension program such as KanjiKit or Twinbridge. This is a helpful program for Japanese speakers who're on the road and want to send E-mail from standard PCs. (For Windows).
  
• Eudora Light - Our favorite free E-mail program. Eudora offers you tons of features: such as the ability to filter your mail & organize it into folders; multiple signatures; drag & drop capabilities; nicknames and more. We also love its sleek and elegant interface. If you use Eudora, then you need to check out Andrew Starr's (Unofficial) Eudora Site, which offers a huge selection of utilities, tools and plug-ins for getting the most out of Eudora. The only drawback we have with Eudora is its cumbersome search function, which makes it time-consuming to find just the E-mail you're hunting for. To learn how to block spam with Eudora, go here or here. (Available for Windows and Macs.)
  
• PostPet - Is this an E-mail program or a game or a virtual pet? I'm not sure. But in any case, it's a lot of fun. PostPet is an artificial intelligence program that can "learn" to write E-mail messages to you and your friends. This free demo can also deliver greeting cards, "make friends" with other PostPets and do other activities as well. (For Windows 95/98). Available in English, Japanese & German.
  
• Spammer Slammer - If you've spent very long on the Net, you've no doubt been the victim of a spammer (someone who sends unsolicited junk E-mail.) Now you can fight back with this cool program, called Spammer Slammer. It's an easy-to-use client that works with any POP3 e-mail software. It also works for multiple accounts on the same machine. Another plus: there's no blacklist, huge domain lists, or spammer list to maintain.
• Listserv Lite - We've had a number of visitors ask if there are any free mailing list programs available on the Net. Here's one from the makers of the well-known industrial-strength creators of Listserv. The Free Edition is a freeware version of Listserv Lite, limited to a maximum of 10 mailing lists with up to 500 subscribers each. This version is free, as long as the licensee does not derive a profit from using the software. Be sure to read the usage policy.
  
• Pegasus Mail - One of the Net's all-time classic freeware products, Pegasus has a very strong following, and with good reason. It has tons of helpful features, including a spell checker, multiple signatures, checking of multiple mailboxes, etc. However, Pegasus does suffer from a few drawbacks. We find its interface a little clunky and its cut & paste capabilities are limited. If you download Pegasus, then be sure to check out the Guide to Pegasus Mail Add-ons, which is a good collection of enhancement programs for this E-mail client. (Available for Windows, MS-DOS, Macs, and Mercury).
  
• SchizoSigz! - This is a handy E-mail signature generator that works with any E-mail program that utilizes ASCII based signature files. SchizoSigz! takes a header file, footer file, and a file filled with quotes, taglines, or whatever, and generates an E-mail signature file at a specified interval. It runs from the Win 95/NT task bar.
  
• WorldFlash News Ticker - This useful free program delivers lots of information to your desktop, including news headlines, stock quotes, and weather data. It can also check for your incoming E-mail (POP3 compatible only) and display E-mail headers in a scrolling window. (The install program is 1.2 megs in size and is for Win 95 and NT only).