Mail (email client)

Mail (aka Mail.app) is an email program made by Apple Computer included in Mac OS X. Mail in its current form (version 1.3.9) for Mac OS X does not run on any operating system other than Mac OS X, however previous versions were included in NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP.

Included in Mac OS X, it integrates with other Apple applications such as Address Book and iCal. Mail includes features such as mail rules for mailboxes, junk mail filtering and multiple account management.

Version 2 of Mail was released with Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" on April 29, 2005

New Features For Version 2 Include (All Quotes Come From Apple.com)

• Smart Mailboxes, "Organize your email to match the way you work using Smart Mailboxes that automatically fill themselves with email based on your criteria."
• Message Priorities, "View and set email message priorities and use these priorities for mail rules and Smart Mailboxes, too."
• Photo Controls, "Resize photos before they are sent — Mail can tell you when a picture is too large for your ISP."
• Slideshows, "View a full-screen slideshow of emailed pictures with a single click."
• Parental controls, "Create an email-safe list for kids."
• HTML Message Composition, "Mail uses the Safari engine to format newly composed email using HTML."

Plugins

• MailEnhancer adds the possibility to link a signature to a particular email account.
• MailPriority adds support for priority and receipt request.

See also

• List of email clients
• Comparison of email clients

External links

• Apple: Mail