Touchmail

Infobox_Software2
name = TouchMail



developer = Comvalid Inc.
operating_system = Mac OS X
genre = Webmail application
license = Freeware
website = [http://www.tm.comvalid.com tm.comvalid.com]
Slogan = Your accounts in a touch!

TouchMail is a webmail application designed for iPhone and iPod Touch that enables users to access and manage their different e-mail accounts.

It’s a software released in open source that provides the access to all mail services, including Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Lycos, Netscape.

TouchMail, being web based, allows the access to e-mail accounts also in a corporate environment wherein there are usually firewall that, closing some ports for security reasons, don’t enable the connection to iPhone Mail.

Technology

TouchMail supports POP3 and IMAP protocols and is able to interface with the HTTP protocol through the FreePOPs getaway that makes a parsing process between the POP3 and the HTTP used for example by Hotmail.

Background

TouchMail was launched during December 2007 to provide a free mail client to iPod Touch and iPhone users.

Growth

*February 2008: it was included among the web application supported by Apple. [http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/touchmail.html/ Apple.com/webapps]
*March 2008: since the application is obtaining a great success among users, developers are working to extend its compatibility to other smartphone models.

See also

* webmail
* iPhone
* iPod Touch

References

* [http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/tecnologia/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=30&ID_articolo=3994&ID_sezione=38&sezione=News La Stampa Technology] , 2-10-2008, accessed 3-13-2008
* [http://www.melablog.it/post/5258/touchmail-lapplicazione-web-mail-per-ipodtouch-e-iphone mela blog.it] , 2008, accessed 3-13-2008
* [http://www.actualidadiphone.com/2008/02/06/touchmail-mail-en-tu-iphone-o-ipod-touch/ Actualidad Iphone] , 2-6-2008, accessed 3-13-2008

External links

* [http://www.tm.comvalid.com TouchMail website]
* [http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/touchmail.html/ Apple.com/webapps]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/touchmail/ TouchMail Open Source software]