News

15.02.2010

New function: Templates

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.

11.12.2009

Renewal offer, 10 year anniversary

Today we have sent out an email to all open runbox accounts and their alternate addresses on file, with a special renewal offer celebrating the new webmail and the 10 year anniversary of runbox as a company. We hope that our users will try our new webmail if they haven't already, and take the opportunity to create or extend a sub-account, free of charge.

11.08.2009

Runbox 5 in beta

RMM5 screenshot.

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 syncrhonized 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!

25.07.2009

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.

10.07.2009

New storage unit deployed

We have added a new storage unit 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 unit, 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.

16.06.2009

Server upgrades

Today we have performed a major upgrade of the main email database server which should noticeably improve overall performance.

We also have several new servers on the way that will improve the service further, so you can expect a faster and better Runbox in the time to come!

27.03.2009

New Web Hosting Server

The Runbox Web Hosting Service has recently been upgraded with a new, powerful server, which should improve the performance of hosted web sites significantly.

If you have any questions about this upgrade, please contact us at webhosting @ runbox . com

04.02.2009

Bandwidth quota doubled

By popular request we've now doubled the weekly bandwidth quota from 2.5 GB to 5 GB for regular subscription accounts. Hopefully this helps especially the IMAP users that have been having problems, but please let us know if you're still reaching the quota.

28.11.2008

New hosting provider and server relocation

These are exciting times at Runbox: We will be moving our entire email server park to a brand new, state of the art hosting facility provided by Linpro. Linpro is Norway's leading provider of open source and Linux based services, and is the same company that has managed Runbox' servers since we started in 1999.

We believe this move will improve the reliability and uptime of Runbox and facilitate further development of our services, as both hosting services and server maintenance will be provided by the same organization.

Once the relocation is complete we're planning to replace many of our existing servers with new hardware, and we already have several new servers waiting to be installed in the new data center.

The relocation will occur Thursday December 4 between approximately 9 and 13 CET (3 AM and 7 AM EST).

We will complete the operation as quickly and safely as possible but it will unfortunately entail some downtime (estimated 4-5 hours) affecting all our users.

While the service is inaccessible incoming email will normally be queued on the sending servers, but users of mailing list services such as Yahoo Groups might want to pause those.

We hope to provide outgoing email delivery while the main service is inaccessible.

The Runbox Web Hosting services will not be affected as they are hosted in a different location. All web sites hosted with Runbox will continue to work as normal.

We will update our Service Status section with more information when it becomes available:

http://doc.runbox.com/twiki/bin/view/RunboxInfo/ServiceStatus

Update

The relocation went well and we're properly installed in our new data center. You can see pictures from the move here: http://doc.runbox.com/twiki/bin/view/RunboxInfo/NewDataCenter

05.09.2008

Upgraded design and navigation

The Runbox Webmail has been slightly upgraded with a new header design and navigation, which provides easier access to the sub-sections of the service.

We hope this makes Runbox a little more enjoyable.

23.06.2008

New anti-spam server

We have acquired and deployed a new, powerful server dedicated to scanning incoming email for spam. This should in itself make the spam filtering more efficient, and will enable us to run more resource intensive tests and potentially catch more spam.

The new server has also relieved our MX (mail exchanger) servers of this task, thereby improving email delivery performance and allowing incoming messages to be processed more quickly.

17.04.2008

New IMAP server on the way

Our new IMAP server is in its final stages of testing, and can be accessed on imap.runbox.com port 1143 until full deployment. For those who have been testing our alternative, Dbmail-based server on the same port: Your email client might reload folders and messages when accessing the new server for the first time.

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