Controlling Open System Email

In his 2002 article entitled Death by Spam, Kevin Werbach predicted that as a result of spam, email would gradually move from being an open to a closed system. Six years later, where are we now and how far have we moved in that direction? Sadly and not surprisingly, email is still greatly hampered by … Read more

The Basics of Email Hosting

What is email hosting? Do I need email hosting? Can’t I get email through my web host? If you’re considering outsourcing your email to an email hosting specialist, these are just a few of many questions you’re probably asking yourself right now. Email hosting, in the literal sense, is hosting for email. Generally, email hosting … Read more

POP3 Workaround

The so called POP3 workaround is a method using POP3 to effectively manage messages for a single mailbox using multiple computers or devices. Unlike IMAP, which actually synchronizes with messages on the server, the POP3 workaround temporarily leaves messages on the server ensuring that email is available to be downloaded by the same user on … Read more

Exchange Email Hosting

This summer, we began testing our new Exchange hosting service with a small group of clients. The Exchange hosting platform includes support for Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) and the iPhone via ActiveSync. After three months of testing, our client reviews have been extremely favorable, and we are now offering Exchange hosting to all of our … Read more