EMail in your PostBox

Utility of postbox in the e-World has been reduced to nothing. Gone are the days when mails were dropped in your PostBox, rather we have now e-mail getting delivered in your InBox.

But recently the old concept has been wrapped differently with the launch of a new email client named PostBox. Apparently it looks like yet another user interface which facilitates email reading but this one has got some distinctive features.

Fundamental purpose remains integration of commonly used tools which helps us in organizing ourselves under one roof i.e. email, calendar, TO-DO lists, contacts etc. But in addition this tool stresses more on the "Search" aspect. With volume of communication over emails increasing, we tend to lose track, more so because we rely on technology more than our mind. So i guess it is more meaningful to have the ability to find stuff faster. Otherwise we end up with the feeling of Deja vu.

This product has been built on Mozilla platform integrated with a strong indexing algorithm for efficient search. Apart from the usual search based on "From", "To", 'Subject" it also have provisions to have complex & customized search. On top of it, concept of "Search Tabs" and "Compose Sidebar" has been added to improve search efficiency

Another feature which I found very interesting. Use the Annotate function to change the subject message, edit its content, or even add notes. You can create a copy of your changes if you want to keep the original message, and everything will be grouped and displayed together in one conversation.

Concept sounds interesting but we need to wait and watch the reaction of the users. Firstly most of the corporates have moved away from POP / IMAP and secondly when there are so many options already available in the market e.g. Outlook Express, Thunderbird etc it will not be so easy to drag people out to something new.