Corny news title I know, but I think it is time to take a moment and emphasize how much of a significant impact enabling plugins in Hastymail2 has on the use of the software. Before starting the first Hastymail I was involved in Squirrelmail development. One of the great aspects of that software at the time was the plugin system. It added so much to it's usability that I planned and eventually added a plugin API to Hastymail. Luckily I was able to avoid some of the problems with the Squirrelmail API, and now after writing over a dozen plugins I can say that it really was worth the effort. With a plugin system it has been possible to add some really cool features to Hastymail without cluttering the core code, and without compromising the basic functionality (a plugin can always be disabled if it behaves badly). Most of the useful and cool plugins are DISABLED by default, so unless you get past line 500 of the config file you may be missing out on some of best new Hastymail features (it is not an exaggeration, the plugin section starts at line 537). There are 19 plugins that ship with Hastymail and most are well tested and have a lot of features. Here is a quick breakdown in no particular order of what plugins can do to the Hastymail experience: