E-Mail Program

%

Type

Comments

AOL 4.0
AOL 5.0

3.8%

T

Cannot read HTML e-mail. To make it readable send text-only version, or multi-part MIME with text first, HTML second. Links not highlighted except when using an exclusive AOL method.

AOL 6.0

2.7%

H

Standard HTML capability. Does not support mailto: ?subject=topic feature, nearly all others do.

CompuServe
2.1, 4.0, 2000

0.9%

T

Apparently text only, like AOL 4.0, 5.0.

Eudora 3.1

0.9%

T

Enhanced text. Links are hot, some headlines appear bigger than text.

Eudora 4.0, 4.2, 4.3

3.8%

M

Full HTML support when Microsoft Internet Explorer is configured as the HTML viewer. Programs configured for the default Eudora HTML viewer do not support full HTML, do not control font size well, and do not allow submission of forms.

Eudora 5.0

3.6%

M

Same as 4.0. When configured with MSIE as the HTML viewer it supports full HTML. The native Eudora HTML viewer is still limited.

Lotus Notes 4.6

0.9%

T

Seems to be enhanced text. Cannot control fonts, colors.

Lotus Notes 5.0

2.0%

H

Nearly standard HTML

Netscape Communicator 4.0

0.4%

H

Color control isn't complete.

Netscape Communicator 4.5 (Win)

-

H

Seems to be standard HTML

Netscape Communicator 4.5 Mac

-

T

No color or hot links. Gray background.

Netscape Communicator 4.6 Mac

-

H

Seems to be standard HTML

Netscape Communicator 4.7

5.1%

H

Standard HTML. Apparently does not support colored horizontal rules. Sometimes size of elements seems too small.

Novell GroupWise 5.5

0.7%

H

Seems to be standard HTML.

MS Entourage for Office:2001

-

H

Standard HTML. Apparently a Japanese Office 2001 for the Mac.

MS Outlook 97

1.6%

H

Sub-standard HTML. Does not handle font or link colors. Centering problems.

MS Outlook 98

4.2%

H

Standard HTML. Does not handle font colors.

MS Outlook 2000, 2000 S1

21.6%

H

Standard HTML, but not yet consistent with style sheets.

MS Word 2000

-

H

Standard HTML. Word 2000 can be used as an e-mail reader in conjunction with Outlook 2000.

MS Outlook Express 4.0 Mac

0.7%

H

Standard HTML

MS Outlook Express 4.5 Mac

0.7%

H

Standard HTML

MS Outlook Express 4.7

1.3%

H

Standard HTML

MS Outlook Express 5.0

20.0%

H

Standard HTML

MS Outlook Express 5.0 Mac

-

H

Standard HTML. One report of a centering problem.

MS Outlook Express 5.5

10.5%

H

Standard HTML

Pegasus Mail 3.1

2.0%

H

Standard HTML. Link color not handled.

HotMail

3.3%

H

Standard HTML

Juno 4.0, 5.0

1.0%

H

Nearly standard HTML

Excite

-

H

Standard HTML

Yahoo

3.3%

H

Standard HTML.

Becky! Internet Mail Ver 1.26

-

H

Standard HTML

Calypso Version 3.1

-

H

Standard HTML

Claris Emailer 1.1 Mac

-

T

Appears to be text only. No hot links. Headlines not distinguished.

EarthLink MailBox 5.02.8

-

H

Apparently standard HTML

exmh 2.1.1 Unix

-

H

Seems to be almost standard HTML

Franklin Webmailer 1.0

-

H

Seems to be standard HTML

GoMail 3.0.0

-

H

Seems to be standard HTML

PostMe 3.0

-

H

Standard HTML. Link color not handled. Centering problem.

Web Based Pronto

-

H

Standard HTML.

Webbasis.com

-

H

Some HTML apparently. No colors of links or headlines.

WWW-Mail 1.5

-

T

Text only.