Software update: Pegasus Mail 4.3 public beta

The developers behind Pegasus have released a public beta release of version 4.3 of this free email client. This version has been in development for a long time and some people may be disappointed when they launch this version for the first time. But appearances can be deceiving, because the biggest changes have taken place under the skin. After nearly forty (!) betas and more than seven hundred changes to the code, Pegasus has received a modernized codebase that will serve as the foundation for the future in what will probably be the last version in the 4.x family. More information can be found in the 2005 road map are being found. Finally, a summary of the most important changes in this release:

A list of the most obvious changes:

• Completely new HTML renderer
• New automatic picture-loading options
• Anti-phishing protection
• Character set handling totally overhauled
• Look and feel changes
• Multipart/Related message generation
• IMAP fixes
• Searching completely overhauled
• New folder format: Link Folders
• New workstation setup utility
• Simplified setup for shared and memory stick installations

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