Matt, please don't post in html: http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml The way I ended up getting into linux is via opensource and gpl software generally. If you get used to using OpenOffice instead of Word, Gimp instead of photoshop and any cross platform email client - you're well on your way. So, I ran all of those on windows for ages before I took the plunge. Duncan