Postbox (email client)
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| Developer(s) | Postbox, Inc.[1] |
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| Initial release | September 9, 2008[2] |
| Final release | 7.0.64
/ 2024 |
| Operating system | Windows, macOS[1] |
| Successor | eM Client |
| Available in | 10 languages |
List of languages US English, with community translations into
German, French, Spanish (Spain), English (British), Italian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Swedish | |
| Type | Email client, news client, feed reader |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Postbox is a desktop email client, news client and feed reader for Windows and macOS. Written and sold by Postbox, Inc., it was launched at the TechCrunch 50 conference in 2008.[3] On 22 October 2024 it was announced that Postbox had been acquired by the makers of eM Client, and that the Postbox email client would no longer be sold or developed.[4]
Postbox was founded and staffed by several former developers from Mozilla. The software was built using Mozilla's Gecko browser engine, and was initially based on Thunderbird, Mozilla's own e-mail software.[5]
According to a 2017 report, Postbox 7 required 8GB of RAM, 200 MB of hard drive space, plus Windows 8 (or later) or macOS 10.13 (or later). The Windows version ran in 32-bit-mode on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official website". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "TechCrunch". 10 September 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Mozilla-based Postbox promises faster, more connected email". Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Blog : Postbox has been acquired by eM Client!". Postbox. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Computer World". 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "System Requirements - Postbox". Postbox. Retrieved 2017-12-20.