Click after click after click after click until you can read an email..

Any recommended alternatives I could offer to my clients?

Roundcube is an alternative have you tried it ..

Hi

Thanks. This looks pretty solid. I hope it isn't bloated like Squ/Horde

Just make sure to keep roundcube patched & updated. Several of my sites continue to take a beating from bots seeking roundcube exploits. It seems that a few of their earlier releases had significant issues.

Of course you already knew that.

I've worked with Zimbra (excellent) and DeskNow (wouldn't recommend). Zimbra seems to be a popular favorite among my clients.

Regardless of which one, it would be wise to edit the banner displayed, to help prevent bots from recognizing what webmail system you use.