Rather than sprinkle comments throughout Taming Email, I'm setting aside this item specifically for your questions and feedback.
All comments are moderated, and only comments and questions that add value or are on topic will be posted. As the owner of Taming Email, I get to decide what does, and does not meet that criteria.
No questions about tools - this is a site about effective email techniques and etiquette. In other words "How do I BCC someone in Outlook" is not a question for this venue. "When should you, or shouldn't you, use BCC" could be. I have another place for tools questions.
Comments posted don't imply anything about me or my opinion. By that I mean, just because I allow a comment through doesn't mean I endorse it, agree with it or even disagree with it.
By submitting a comment here, you're explicitly letting me do whatever I want with it, including quoting it or republishing it here, or in other venues.
I can't, and won't, answer every comment or question. Not enough hours in the day. However if I think your comment is interesting, adds value, or just something that everyone should see, I'll post it.
That being said, I may well use your comments to fine tune the direction of Taming Email. I welcome, and in fact am quite grateful, for any input you care to share.
I'm incorporate by reference all the Terms & Conditions as outlined at my other site, Ask Leo!.
As for recommended clients: why not look at Opera? It has a great email client with all the features you want as well as many more. And it comes free, bundled with a browser that is not IE, and is highly respected.