Pronto Mail

Pronto Mail -- Pronto Mail is also relatively new to the mail scene, but it has developed a loyal following. It suffers the same fate as Mail-IT and other commercial mail clients, though; its $69 price tag is steep when compared to the top two free mail clients (Pegasus Mail and E-Mail Connection). There is a built-in spelling checker (a feature shared only by Pegasus Mail), as well as support for MIME, MAPI, and UUencode. Pronto Mail will also allow you to run other programs while sending or receiving mail like most other mail clients today (except for E-Mail Connection). Other features include extensive drag and drop capabilities, ability to import/export folders, customizable toolbars, and the recently added filtering capabilities. While Pronto's filtering options are more extensive than many mail clients, they are still not as powerful as Pegasus Mail's (for example, although automatic replies are allowed, you cannot specify a file on disk for this purpose). The customizable toolbar, unique to Pronto, easily allows users to add or delete their own icons to the interface. Pronto lacks support in several key areas, though, including advanced mail filtering and mailing list capabilities. If price weren't a matter, Pronto would be much closer to the top mail clients in terms of competition; however, for many of us, price is a very important matter. For this reason, at $69, Pronto Mail doesn't compete as well with the likes of Pegasus Mail and E-Mail Connection. Pros: Spelling checker, customizable toolbar, extensive drag 'n' drop Cons: Mailing list capabilities, advanced filtering, price tag New: Native Windows 95 release, improved filtering capabilities, revised interface, more Version Reviewed: '3.x - 2.04. '95 - 3.0 Date of Review: 6/27/96 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud apps conference Main Menu