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Instinct Mailer 2.55 - Email Program

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Instinct Mailer - Email Program

Instinct Mailer - Email Program

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

Instinct Mailer is a basic email client with a nice (inter-)face and all the essential features. More advanced functionality is missing, though, and Instinct Mailer only supports POP accounts. Instinct Mailer is no longer available.

Pros

  • Instinct Mailer is small and simple
  • Supports HTML, filters and templates
  • Lets you preview and delete mail at the server

Cons

  • Instinct Mailer supports POP accounts only
  • No integrated secure messaging
  • Weak message editor

Description

  • Instinct Mailer lets you access mail at multiple POP accounts.
  • Instinct Mailer can receive and send messages using HTML formatting.
  • Offers simple message filters and message templates to help with managing mail.
  • Instinct Mailer includes a basic address book and lets you search archived messages.
  • Instinct Mailer lets you preview and delete mail directly at the server.
  • Instinct Mailer supports Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP.

Guide Review - Instinct Mailer 2.55 - Email Program

Instinct Mailer doesn't want to shine with a feature extravaganza. Instead, it concentrates on a solid and simple implementation of the basics: multiple accounts, filters, HTML support, simple templates and a basic address book.

Unfortunately, the message editor lacks power and its interface is a bit confusing, and Instinct Mailer has a few other deficits, most importantly the lack of support for IMAP and secure messaging using OpenPGP or S/MIME.

On the other hand there are some nice Instinct Mailer ideas like contact coloring (all mail from a certain sender is colorized automatically) and the option to preview and delete mail right at the server.

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