Thank you Falkryn. I have Win7Home and was hoping if I upgraded it might accomodate OE.
I am trying to escape from webmail and get an email program that
1. allows me to download my mail rather then leave it on the server
2. allows me to sort/file mail into folders on the email program .
The various webmail programs I've tried to investigate don't allow these things.
charlotte
I would echo the recommendation regarding Thunderbird - its a far better program and would do what you want
1- You can leave your email on the web or download to local folders - the decision is yours
2- Using the Message filters tools you can set up as many or as few folders as you wish and Thunderbird will sort them out as it downloads the mails.