pardon me, i've been on a.o.l. since they had 300,000 subscribers, so i've never needed another i.s.p., thus have no experience with mail apps... but is it really the case that the major mail programs won't let you set them to delay downloads until you approve? i mean, i know the software industry is feeding us crapware, but to fail to provide such a simple and useful functionality seems to be laughably pitiable... -bowerbird