EmailChecker5Basic

Constantly having to check your inbox for new messages can easily become a frustrating thing, especially if there are multiple accounts involved. On the bright side of things, there are an abundance of specialized application which can deliver new messages in a jiffy, and EmailChecker5Basic is a suitable example in this regard.

Before the application is of any use to you it’s a good idea to check whether or not your computer is fitted with Java Runtime Environment. On the other hand, the installer makes it possible to grab and install Java as well just to save some time and effort on your behalf.

The name of the application is quite suggestive, not only in the sense that it checks your inbox for new messages, but you have the possibility to track up to five different accounts. What’s more, the account configuration window is the first thing to show up on program launch.

Here you find five similar tabs, each one dedicated to an email account. Not all of them are mandatory, and you can toggle the availability of an account at the press of a button. You’re required to provide the email address, POP3 server, whether or not it uses SSL, the account name, the password, as well as the port.

The application quietly sits in the tray area most of the times. It comes with an associated menu to reach the configuration panel, general options, or even to check the current state of accounts. The options menu lets you choose a date format, whether or not to open the client window when new messages arrive, ask for confirmation before opening the client, alert types to use, and more.

The application aims to keep your account safe and includes a spam filter. You can configure it for the criteria to match sender, recipient, subject, and contents.

As you may notice, this is the basic edition of EmailChecker5. The difference is that the latter edition is also fitted with an auto-response and redirects features.

All things considered, we can state that EmailChecker5Basic is a reliable application which can keep you updated on your inbox status for up to five different accounts from the comfort of your desktop. It can also rule out spam messages to keep your account safe.