An option to dealing with this problem that I have found to be very satisfactory is a little app from Ultrafunk Software called Popcorn--here is the description in the authors own words:
What is Popcorn?
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Popcorn is a freeware ultra-lightweight POP3/SMTP e-mail client, free from unwanted and useless bloatware features. Being a true client/server application, it does not work in the same way as a typical mail program. This means that you're reading mail from a POP3 server directly, without
downloading it to a local mailbox on your PC (although you can save mail messages locally if you want to). This makes it ideally suited for "on the road" mail access, and for scanning, reading and sending mail over slow internet connections.

Popcorn supports multiple user profiles, enabling you to read and send mail from any number of different POP3 accounts. It is a small, portable e-mail client, the kind you can carry with you on a floppy disk or download
quickly from the web without having to go through any installation procedures. The user profiles and account information is NOT saved in the local registry,
but in a small, portable .INI-file that accompanies the application, enabling you to easily move between locations.
Using Popcorn you can check and send mail from anywhere as long as you have an Internet connection. You can also delete spam, old messages or see if a message has attachments without downloading the messages from the
server first. It is perfect for cleaning up and administering multiple POP3 accounts.
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ps. It makes PINE seem like a dog...this thing is lean and fast and will eliminate all of these HTML and Outlook, Exchange worries once and for all...if someone emails you evil script Popcorn will let you read the attached code in plain text for your amusement...
-Dr. Gerry Hecht

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