Support for retrieval from Gmail and Windows Live Hotmail added

You can now use the Retrieve feature under Manager in runbox to retrieve mail from Gmail and Windows Live Hotmail accounts.

Gmail requires secure mode (SSL) for their POP3 service, which is now available as an option on the Retrieve page from the runbox Beta web interface. The settings for retrieving from Gmail can be found on the Retrieve help page.

Windows Live Hotmail are discontinuing the HTTP access method, which has allowed runbox users to retrieve mails from there via our Retrieve feature via a special setup. Instead, they now support regular POP3 access. The settings for retrieving from Hotmail can be found on the Retrieve help page.

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New Storage added

We have added a new storage units to our server park, increasing the storage capacity with almost 8 TB configured as a RAID 5 array with internal redundancy (in case of hard drive failure).

We’ve started moving user data to the new units, which will relieve the other storage units of both data and load. If your account happens to be moved its messages will be inaccessible for a short while (we’re working to improve this routine to avoid service disruption entirely), but the process will make user data access faster for everyone..

This completes the second step of the major hardware upgrade currently underway. In the coming weeks we’ll be moving applications to brand new app servers and finalize RMM 5 for launch.

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