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Threadsy Adds IMAP Support

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November 19th, 2009
Viktor Petersson

threadsy_logothreadsy, a very cool social media and communication aggregator just announced that they now support IMAP. While the service is still in private beta, I’ve used it for some time myself and found it to be the most useful and innovative aggregator on the market.

Previously threadsy was limited to AOL, Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo but adding regular IMAP is sure to be welcomed by the community. In addition to email, threadsy also aggregates, Facebook Twitter. If you’ve not already signed up for the private beta, I suggest you do that right now.

Screenshot of threadsy after the jump.
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Zenbe Adds Facebook, Better File Handling, and More

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November 18th, 2009
Chris Hoke

zenbe_logoInteresting things are happening over at Zenbe with a few new enhancements current users have been anticipating and might help encourage new users to sign up.

A new Facebook tab joins the already present Twitter tab and helps users keep in contact with their social network. Keeping the Facebook feed compact requires that only the latest update from each friend is displayed, so really what you get is a Facebook shout-box. While not a fully-featured integration, the Facebook tab gives you just enough information within easy reach to keep up with friends and colleagues.

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Tags: Facebook, New, Zenbe Posted in News 1 Comment »

Email Search Part 2: Free & Premium Site Reviews

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November 18th, 2009
Chris Hoke

email_lookup_1In part one, I wrote a brief introduction to email search, explained the difference between email search and reverse lookup, and mentioned some of the problems that you may encounter when starting your search. In this article, I’ll be listing a few top email search services, both free and premium, talking about email search directories, and warning against email lookup services that turn out to be scams.

Email lookup sites can be divided into three groups: free search services, premium email lookup services, and email directories. A wise area to start when you’re beginning your search is in the email directories.
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Tags: directories, email search, lookup, Plaxo, registries, Yahoo Posted in Analysis 4 Comments »

FastMail Takes Action on SSL Vulnerability

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November 18th, 2009
Viktor Petersson

FastMail.FMA few days ago Slashdot covered a new SSL vulnerability. While I’m not going to go into too much depth, the new vulnerability open new doors for man-in-the-middle attacks. Since this vulnerability affects both web (HTTPS) as well as email (IMAPS/POP3S) it affects email providers too.

Today Rob Mueller over at FastMail posted on their blog that they’ve resolved this issue on their IMAP/POP3 proxy. Kudos to Rob and FastMail for taking security seriously. I just wish more email providers were this serious when it comes to security.
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Tags: FastMail.FM, security, SSL Posted in News 1 Comment »

You know it’s time to switch email provider when….

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November 17th, 2009
Viktor Petersson

sewageThere are quite a few crappy email providers out there. If you did not pay attention when you chose your email provider, chances are that your email provider sucks. I’ve compiled a brief check-list for you that you can use to determine if your email provider sucks and that it’s time to move elsewhere.

Keep in mind that these are general guidelines. I’m aware of situations that invalidate one or more of these arguments, but they are true in general.

You know that that it’s time to switch email provider when….

…your storage quota is less than 5GB and you pay more than $0 per year.
Yes, Gmail changed the rules of the game. When they introduced several gigabytes of free storage, their competitors had no other choice but to follow. Today Gmail gives you more than 7GB of free storage. If you are still paying for less than a couple of gigabytes of storage, it’s time to move on.

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Tags: Gmail, IMAP, ISP, One, POP3 Posted in Tips 1 Comment »

The Email Migration Failure at UK2 Goes On

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November 17th, 2009
Viktor Petersson

uk2-217x144A few days ago we wrote about UK2′s email migration failure. In the article we quoted Martin Baker, UK2′s Managing Director saying “We’re at the tail end of moving the emails across and should be done in no more than 24 hours.” That statement was from November 12th.

Today, almost a week later, The Register reported that the problems are far from over. Apparently the problem is so severe that UK2 cannot even provide their clients with an ETA for when the problem will be resolved.

If I had all my emails stored at UK2′s servers I’d really be concerned. I have a feeling that this one will not have the same happy ending as the Sidekick-disaster story a few months back.
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Tags: apocalypse, UK2 Posted in News 3 Comments »

Postbox: Thunderbird For Power Users

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November 17th, 2009
Chris Hoke

postbox_logoThe casual observer may simply write off Postbox as being another in a long line of hopeful desktop email client replacements, but there’s more to this powerful email client than meets the eye. A familiar layout, a bevy of smartly integrated features, reliable performance, plug-in support make Postbox a dream-come-true for anyone who relies heavily on their inbox to keep their business and personal lives organized.

Unfortunately, with all those premium features come a premium price and the inevitable doubts that accompany paying for something that you have always counted on being free. Read on for an in-depth review of what Postbox does right, what it could do better, and a few details that may help ease the sting of forking over hard-earned cash for what appears, on the surface, to be just another email client, but is really so much more.
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Tags: mail client, postbox, Thunderbird Posted in Reviews Comments Off

Email Migration Failure at UK2

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November 13th, 2009
Gregory Minton

uk2-217x144For the last few days, major web hosting service UK2.net has been suffering an outage that has taken its hosted e-mail service offline.  On November 12, 2009, managing director Martin Baker assured UK2.net’s customers, “We’re at the tail end of moving the emails across and should be done in no more than 24 hours.”  The failure was caused by a technical glitch when the company attempted to migrate e-mails to different server.  The migration failure has left UK2.net’s customers without e-mail, frustrating many and costing customers (especially business customers) money.

The outage began last week, and it was reportedly caused by hardware issues. Customers’ data and e-mails are safe on the hardware.  They are simply inaccessible for the time being; customers cannot send, receive, or view e-mails on the server.  When service is restored, their e-mails will be in their inboxes as usual, UK2 claims.

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Tags: apocalypse, email migration, UK2 Posted in News 2 Comments »

Interview with Eva Heil, Managing Director of GMX

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November 12th, 2009
Viktor Petersson

GMX-Logo_smallAs a follow-up to our review of GMX, we reached out to GMX for an interview. A month later, we finally got our interview questions answered.

We found quite a few problems with GMX when we reviewed it last month. What does GMX have to say in it’s defence? We contacted Eva Heil, Managing Director of GMX, to find out.

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Gmail now offers more storage (but not for free)

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November 12th, 2009
Viktor Petersson

gmail_logoRunning out of storage on your Gmail account? If you are close to maxing out your free 7GB of storage, you can now upgrade your storage quota all the way up to 16TB. For most users 7GB is plenty, but if you’re a real power user (or surrounded by people who do not understand that you do not email 25MB Power Point-files), an upgrade to 20GB might be interesting, which is the default quota for Google Apps Premier.

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