Eudora Pro

Eudora Pro -- Eudora Pro is now available in both 16- and 32-bit versions for registered users of v2.1.2. The features exclusively available in the Newer Pro versions are a strong motivation for registering if you haven't done so already. Eudora Pro is one of the best clients in its class and is a must-have app for Eudora Light users seeking a more powerful mail client. The Pro release improves on the Light version in three areas -- it offers full support (90 days of free telephone support), comprehensive documentation (a 150 page manual is included), and tons of additional features. The multitude of features found in Eudora Pro is matched only by Pegasus Mail. Cool features include a spelling checker, filtering capabilities, color-coded message labeling, UUencoding/decoding, multiple nicknames and signatures, Kerberos Password Authentication System support, and much more. Overall, any user of Eudora Light with serious mailing needs will definitely want to check this $89 client out. The choice becomes more difficult when comparing Eudora Pro to the freeware champs -- Pegasus Mail and E-Mail Connection. The advantages of Pegasus Mail over Eudora Pro include a much cheaper price, a superior message filtering system, more attachment options, better support for mailing lists, and more effective handling of queued messages. E-Mail Connection excels against Eudora Pro with a superior address book system, a more attractive interface, and again, a much cheaper price. At the same time, Eudora Pro is superior in several areas to both of these clients. Against Pegasus Mail it excels by offering color-coded labels to help you sort your messages by degree of importance, a superior spelling checker, more sorting options, and multiple signature files. It fares much better against E-Mail Connection by offering message queuing and background processing, message labeling, advanced attachment capabilities, more sorting options, superior filtering options, and a better spelling checker. Noticeably, all three clients lack efficient support for users with multiple mail accounts. Given the strengths and weaknesses of all three clients, Pegasus Mail gets the overall nod for matching Eudora Pro feature for feature and costing almost $100 less. Long-time users of Eudora Light will undoubtedly find Eudora Pro to be the logical step up from the Light version, but I recommend that all users extensively try out both clients before making a decision on the better client. For many of us, the best client is the one we work best with, so the better app for you will be the one that better meets your needs and does so in an efficient manner. The same holds true for E-Mail Connection when compared to Eudora Pro -- while Eudora Pro has a better set of features, some users will prefer E-Mail Connection's price (or lack thereof) and interface over Eudora. All three of these apps are excellent mail clients, and each warrants Considerable attention from users. The New 32-bit version offers several features currently lacking in the 16-bit version. First, a MAPI utility is included for directly sending mail from MAPI-compliant apps. Right-mouse button functionality as been added as has support for hypertext (clicking on a URL will automatically launch your web browser). Other New additions include context sensitive help system, a floating toolbar, and a New mail icon for displaying the number of New messages received. Overall, the features added to the 32-bit version make this one of the best, if not the best, mail clients for Windows 95 and Windows NT users. This is one app definitely worth checking out. Pros: Spelling checker, message filtering, UUencoding/decoding, and many more features Cons: Cost relative to Pegasus Mail and E-Mail Connection, lacks some of Pegasus Mail's features New: Improved MAPI support, 32-bit version, right mouse button functionality, floating toolbar Version Reviewed: 2.2 Official Release Date of Review: 12/23/95