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ZMud by Zuggsoft
O/S: (32bit ver)Win 9x/ME/2K/XP (old unsupported 16bit ver) Win 3.X/9x/me wine??
http://www.zuggsoft.com
Aliases, triggers, timers, scripts, Variables, Functions, speedwalking, a autoMap, Databasing, Macro keys, Status line, MSP, MXP, MCCP, ANSI / VT100, Buttons, VB (support), JavaScript (support), DDE, Logging, auto-login, auto-reconnect, speed, and a fair bit more.
Its not free (unless you reinstall your os every 30 days or hack/patch the install) but at only $25 its worth it, I think I've used this program more than any of the games or other software on my system. And for your $25 You get all the updates for free and get to play with all the betas.
I've tried most of the other clients but found most of them to be lacking the only other one I've used for more than a day or to is MushClient and thats 'cuz it can run from a floppy without installing anything on a uni's NT station.
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