Mailer for Win7 64 bit

[Ned Seagoon]

Just got myself a new PC. I've always used Outlook Express for my mailer, but this does not exist for Win7.

M$ suggest using Live Mail, but I see there are a host of mailers out there, but I know nothing about any of them. A friend uses Thunderbird, but I notice that when he forwards an e-mail it lacks the option to edit the forwarded message to remove irrelevant parts.

Which mailer works closest to Outlook Express, with a Win7 64 bit system?

[pip22]

Microsoft Outlook (part of Microsoft Office, but also available on it's own):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Of.../dp/B000HCXKLC

It's not free but it beats any other email client for features and ease-of use. I wouldn't use anything else.

[smurfy]

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/features/