Outlook Express
Outlook Express (OE) comes bundled with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. Like Netscape Messenger, OE is popular by virtue of being free.
One drawback is that, in order to install Outlook Express, you’ll have to install the entire Internet Explorer (IE) package. That may be daunting to those who don’t have copious hard drive space to spare. The “standard” installation, which is the most basic installation you can use and still install OE, requires 72 MB of disk. The disk space required to run IE/OE once it’s installed is 47 MB.
Although many people prefer Netscape Messenger over OE, OE generally behaves better with IMAP servers. Overall, OE works well for users who are looking for a bare-bones IMAP client that is quick, intuitive, easy to set up for the first time, and easy to use. Internet Explorer and OE are available for Windows 95/98/NT, Macintosh, and Unix. To download a free copy of Outlook Express, visit http://www.microsoft.com/ie/.
Features
Ease of use
Outlook Express is incredibly easy to install, set up, switch to from other email clients, and use. In fact, OE has a facility for importing mail client configurations and address books from other mail clients (the next section, “Configuration ,” shows you how).
Supports SSL
A great benefit of using Outlook Express is that it supports SSL. You may be concerned about sending passwords in cleartext over your network. Your users can use OE and connect via SSL to your SSL-enabled IMAP server—and passwords will ...