rabbitoid: Well i don't pay and never have. The new Thunderbird handles numerous email clients (and it is still Beta). As long as you have your email addy & password it will do it all for you. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to work it.

(V): Yes, it does download them, BUT it is as secure as you can want, and this is the last Beta release.

I will leave it up to you all, i think its great, designed by web users, for web users. If you dont like it dont use it....simple