Talking E-mail is a Windows 98/95/NT4 program that notifies you
                         when you've received an e-mail, and reads it to you. Using nothing
                         more than your e-mail account and sound card, Talking E-mail's
                         easy-to-understand voice will read aloud your incoming e-mails,
                         whether they're in plain text, HTML or RTF formats.

                         While there are a number of programs that let computers multi-task,
                         Talking E-mail lets people multi-task. Without interfering with your
                         other work, Talking E-mail will talk to you, letting you know who is
                         trying to contact you, and what they have to say. You'll hear
                         immediately if your incoming e-mail is important enough for you to
                         interrupt what you're doing, or if you can respond to it routinely
                         later.

                         When an e-mail message arrives, an animated cartoon character
                         pops up on the screen (see screen shot)and starts reading the message.
                        Talking E-mail is highly customizable, allowing you to specify if you want
                         to hear who sent the message, its subject, and how many lines of the
                         message should be read. You can stop the cartoon character at any
                         time, or keep listening while you are working. You can even launch
                         your default e-mail program and reply to the message.

                         Talking E-mail's rules system allows you to specify the behavior of
                         the character and what he will say when a message arrives from a
                         specific individual. A variety of animations, sounds, and other
                         settings is available, adding fun and practicality. Talking E-mail uses
                         Microsoft Agent technology (TM) to achieve its natural-sounding,
                         understandable voice quality.

                         In addition to its entertainment value, Talking E-mail has some very
                         practical uses. You can schedule Talking E-mail to check your inbox
                         at any time interval, and have the program read your messages
                         aloud, ensuring that critical e-mails are brought to your attention
                         immediately. It automatically checks for your incoming mail, and
                         makes it easy to hear from your friends and colleagues, without
                         having to stop other activities.

                         AOL & Hot Mail Users
                         Talking E-mail does not work with AOL, HotMail, Yahoo mail and
                         some of the other web based mail systems. If you have one of the
                         above accounts or just don't have a POP account you can open one
                         at http://www.usa.net. This account will work great with Talking
                         E-mail. Take a look at our Support page on how to configure Talking
                         E-mail with the USA.Net E-mail account.