Foxmail
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| Original author(s) | Allen Zhang (张小龙)[1] | ||||
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| Developer(s) | Tencent | ||||
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E-mail client | |||||
| License | Proprietary software with Terms of Use | ||||
| Website | https://www.foxmail.com/ | ||||
Foxmail is a
e-mail client developed by Tencent
.
History
Foxmail was originally written by Allen Zhang (张小龙), an alumnus of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. Foxmail was acquired in 2005 by Tencent Holdings.[1]
Usage
According to a 2001
CNNIC reported a total number of 35 million Internet users in China in January 2002.[4]) Foxmail tutorials are found in several Internet literacy books for the Chinese market.[5][6][7][8]
Reviews
The Dutch edition of PC Magazine reported that version 6.0 of Foxmail occasionally sends email usage data to datacollect.foxmail.com.cn, but otherwise generally described it as an "excellent email client", recommending version 5.0.8 (the last one before the acquisition), which is not affected by this issue.[9]
Foxmail 5 violates RFC 822 (and 2822, 5322) by putting 8-bit characters in the subject and address header fields.[IETF.[10]
References
- ^ a b Xu Caixing. "Now that Tencent has Acquired Foxmail, What are the Plans of Zhang Xiaolong, the Developer of QQ?" PConline.com.cn. PConline. 18 March 2005. Retrieved at <http://news.pconline.com.cn/hy/0503/577240.html Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).
- ^ "Interview with Zhang Xiaolong: Foxmail 4.0 is Still Free". SINA.com.cn. Stone Rich Sight. 24 September 2001. Retrieved at <http://tech.sina.com.cn/c/2001-08-24/5372.html Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).
- ^ "VeriSign Breaks the English Language Hold on Internet Navigation With Internationalized Domain Names" VeriSign.com. VeriSign. 4 March 2003. Retrieved at <http://www.verisign.com/static/002497.pdf Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine> on 2 June 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-415-27772-3.
- ISBN 978-7-302-10036-2. Archivedfrom the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ISBN 978-7-302-11021-7. Archivedfrom the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ISBN 978-7-302-10881-8. Archivedfrom the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ISBN 978-7-111-22707-6. Archivedfrom the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Joost Blokzijl. "Free Email Client". pcmagazine.zdnet.nl. CBS Interactive. 1 May 2006. Retrieved at <http://pcmagazine.zdnet.nl/reviews/56115/foxmail-5-0-8/ Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine> on 2 June 2011. (Belgian-Dutch)
- ^ "FAQ for Chinese Domain Name". cnnic.net.cn. China Internet Network Information Center. 10 October 2005. Retrieved at <http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2005/10/11/3218.htm Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine> on 2 June 2011.
