Want to try a really fast and light Webmail? Check out http://light.runbox.com/mail — it’s built specifically for speed and for use on smart phones with smaller screens and lower bandwidth than regular computers.
We’ve upgraded the Runbox Contacts section today, making it much easier to manage contacts:
- Expandable contact group tree in the left-hand pane
- Support for multiple groups per contact
- Improved Add/Edit Contact window
We’re also planning to implement drag-and-drop functionality.
Any feedback welcome! 🙂
Also see discussions on the forum: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?p=511371
The signature field in Webmail:Preferences now supports rich text (HTML), and you can format your signatures using the buttons below the field.
Note that each folder can have its own set of preferences, so you can set one signature per folder. When writing a new message, the signature that was set for the corresponding folder profile will be inserted, and can be manually updated to that of another folder profile (by using the “Update sign.” button in Compose).
In Webmail, you can now select multiple messages by using the Shift key while clicking the messages, instead of having to check each checkbox individually. You can click anywhere in the message list rows (except for the actual links) to select a message.
The messages can then be e.g. moved to a folder by dragging one of the subject strings to the desired folder.
This makes it a lot easier to move or delete many messages at a time!
You can now view the 5 last login attempts on the Account screen (bottom) on beta.runbox.com, with timestamps, IP addresses and domain names (if available).
The recorded IP addresses are looked up hourly in the background to avoid delays upon logging in. Therefore the domain the IP translates to will not be available immediately after logging in.
After popular request we have implemented a new function: Webmail Templates! This means you can save and reuse templates from the Compose screen. Just click “Save template” in Compose and the template will appear in the new Templates folder at the top of your folder list (just refresh the page if it’s not visible).
The saved templates will remain in your Templates folder unless deleted manually.
After several months of working on Runbox 5 we are finally ready to invite everyone to try out the new Webmail!
Runbox 5 is a major upgrade to the Runbox Webmail service and includes several new features:
- Improved look and feel in a faster and more responsive Webmail
- Nested folder hierarchy with subfolders
- Drag & drop messages
- New Compose screen with a state of the art HTML editor
- Drafts are auto-saved and can be synchronized over IMAP
- Improved Preferences screen
- Retrieve email from accounts at Gmail or Hotmail (over SSL)
Try it out at http://beta.runbox.com/mail or find out more in the Runbox 5 beta upgrade guide.
You can expect more improvements and upgrades in the time to come!
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.