squeakmail -- you might want to sidestep the dreaded empire altogether and take a look at StarOffice from Sun >http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/ds-staroffice/>
Supposed to do most everything MS Office does but it's free! Only downside is that it's a 64Mb download (although I have a feeling that gets you versions for linux, OS/2, Win 9* and AppleMac). I have a (short) article on it - e-mail me if you'd like a copy.
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