Postbox (email client)
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Postbox is a desktop email client, news client and feed reader for Windows and macOS. Written and sold by Postbox, Inc., it was launched at the TechCrunch 50 conference in 2008.cite-ref-3[3] On 22 October 2024 it was announced that Postbox had been acquired by the makers of eM Client, and that the Postbox email client would no longer be sold or developed.cite-ref-4[4]
Postbox was founded and staffed by several former developers from Mozilla. The software was built using Mozilla's Gecko browser engine, and was initially based on Thunderbird, Mozilla's own e-mail software.cite-ref-computer-world-5-0[5]
According to a 2017 report, Postbox 7 required 8GB of RAM, 200 MB of hard drive space, plus Windows 8 (or later) or macOS 10.13 (or later). The Windows version ran in 32-bit-mode on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.cite-ref-6[6]
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cite-note-postbox-11. "Official website". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
cite-note-techcrunch-22. "TechCrunch". 10 September 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
cite-note-33. ↑ "Mozilla-based Postbox promises faster, more connected email". Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
cite-note-44. ↑ "Blog : Postbox has been acquired by eM Client!". Postbox. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
cite-note-computer-world-55. ↑ "Computer World". 9 February 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
cite-note-66. ↑ "System Requirements - Postbox". Postbox. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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