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| author = [[Zhang Xiaolong]] (张小龙)<ref name=acquired>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> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).</ref>
| author = [[Allen Zhang]] (张小龙)<ref name=acquired>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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823053147/http://news.pconline.com.cn/hy/0503/577240.html |date=23 August 2011 }}> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).</ref>
| developer = [[Tencent]]
| developer = [[Tencent]]
| released =
| released =
| programming language =
| programming language =
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Mac OS]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[macOS]]
| language = English and Chinese
| language = English and Chinese
| genre = [[E-mail client]]
| genre = [[E-mail client]]
| license = [[Freeware]]
| license = [[Proprietary software]] with [https://www.tencent.com/en-us/zc/generaleula.shtml Terms of Use]
| website = {{URL|foxmail.com}}
| website = https://www.foxmail.com/
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==History==
==History==
Foxmail was originally written by [[Zhang Xiaolong]] (张小龙), an alumnus of [[Huazhong University of Science and Technology]] in [[Wuhan]]. Foxmail was acquired in 2005 by Tencent Holdings.<ref name=acquired />
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.<ref name=acquired />


==Usage==
==Usage==
According to a 2001 [[Sina.com]] survey, Foxmail had a 32.92% market share in China.<ref>"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> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).</ref> In 2003, in a joint press-release with [[Verisign]] promoting [[Internationalized domain name]]s, the authors' reported over 3 million daily Foxmail users in China.<ref>"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> on 2 June 2011.</ref> (For perspective, the [[CNNIC]] reported a total number of 35 million Internet users in China in January 2002.<ref name="HughesWacker2003">{{cite book|author1=Hughes, Christopher R.|author2=Wacker, Gudrun|title=China and the Internet: politics of the digital leap forward|year=2003|publisher=Routeledge|isbn=978-0-415-27772-3|page=31}}</ref>) Foxmail tutorials are found in several Internet literacy books for the Chinese market.<ref name="李伟郑岩峰2005">{{cite book|author1=Li Wei|author2=Zheng Yanfeng|author3=Fang Jun|title=Lecture on the Practical Uses of Computer Software / The Practical Training Lecture Series (工具软件实用培训教程/实用培训教程系列)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9iKZ4J91gngC&pg=PA159|year=2005|publisher=Qinghua University Press|isbn=978-7-302-10036-2|pages=159–168}}</ref><ref name="正洪乔武滇葛2005">{{cite book|author1=Zheng Hongqiao|author2=Wu Diange|title=Educational Uses of the Internet: "School Projects" Series (Internet教学应用("校校通工程"丛书))|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EILUBR0lSUC&pg=PA94|year=2005|publisher=Qinghua University Press|isbn=978-7-302-11021-7|pages=94–105}}</ref><ref name="王定陈波2005">{{cite book|author1=Wang Ding|author2=Chen Bo|title=A Concise Internet Tutorial (Internet简明教程)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ga0y3mq_RMC&pg=PA99|year=2005|publisher=Qinghua University Press|isbn=978-7-302-10881-8|pages=99–107}}</ref><ref name="康昱陈泽友2008">{{cite book|author1=Kang Yu|author2=Chen Zeyou|title=An Introduction to Home Computer Use: Increasing Proficiency (家庭电脑应用入门·提高·精通)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nIiOOSDJ_wC&pg=PA214|year=2008|publisher=DynoMedia Inc.|isbn=978-7-111-22707-6|pages=214–217}}</ref>
According to a 2001 [[Sina.com]] survey, Foxmail had a 32.92% market share in China.<ref>"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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928064438/http://tech.sina.com.cn/c/2001-08-24/5372.html |date=28 September 2011 }}> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).</ref> In 2003, in a joint press-release with [[Verisign]] promoting [[Internationalized domain name]]s, the authors' reported over 3 million daily Foxmail users in China.<ref>"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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002927/http://www.verisign.com/static/002497.pdf |date=28 September 2007 }}> on 2 June 2011.</ref> (For perspective, the [[CNNIC]] reported a total number of 35 million Internet users in China in January 2002.<ref name="HughesWacker2003">{{cite book|author1=Hughes, Christopher R.|author2=Wacker, Gudrun|title=China and the Internet: politics of the digital leap forward|url=https://archive.org/details/chinainternetpol00hugh|url-access=limited|year=2003|publisher=Routeledge|isbn=978-0-415-27772-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/chinainternetpol00hugh/page/n45 31]}}</ref>) Foxmail tutorials are found in several Internet literacy books for the Chinese market.<ref name="李伟郑岩峰2005">{{cite book|author1=Li Wei|author2=Zheng Yanfeng|author3=Fang Jun|title=Lecture on the Practical Uses of Computer Software / The Practical Training Lecture Series (工具软件实用培训教程/实用培训教程系列)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9iKZ4J91gngC&pg=PA159|year=2005|publisher=Qinghua University Press|isbn=978-7-302-10036-2|pages=159–168|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123243/http://books.google.com/books?id=9iKZ4J91gngC&pg=PA159|archive-date=1 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="正洪乔武滇葛2005">{{cite book|author1=Zheng Hongqiao|author2=Wu Diange|title=Educational Uses of the Internet: "School Projects" Series (Internet教学应用("校校通工程"丛书))|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7EILUBR0lSUC&pg=PA94|year=2005|publisher=Qinghua University Press|isbn=978-7-302-11021-7|pages=94–105|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123155/http://books.google.com/books?id=7EILUBR0lSUC&pg=PA94|archive-date=1 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="王定陈波2005">{{cite book|author1=Wang Ding|author2=Chen Bo|title=A Concise Internet Tutorial (Internet简明教程)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ga0y3mq_RMC&pg=PA99|year=2005|publisher=Qinghua University Press|isbn=978-7-302-10881-8|pages=99–107|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123245/http://books.google.com/books?id=-ga0y3mq_RMC&pg=PA99|archive-date=1 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="康昱陈泽友2008">{{cite book|author1=Kang Yu|author2=Chen Zeyou|title=An Introduction to Home Computer Use: Increasing Proficiency (家庭电脑应用入门·提高·精通)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nIiOOSDJ_wC&pg=PA214|year=2008|publisher=DynoMedia Inc.|isbn=978-7-111-22707-6|pages=214–217|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123251/http://books.google.com/books?id=1nIiOOSDJ_wC&pg=PA214|archive-date=1 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Reviews ==
== 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 isn't affected by this issue.<ref>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/> on 2 June 2011. (Belgian-Dutch)</ref>
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.<ref>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/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824042645/http://pcmagazine.zdnet.nl/reviews/56115/foxmail-5-0-8/ |date=24 August 2011 }}> on 2 June 2011. (Belgian-Dutch)</ref>


Foxmail 5 violates RFC 822 (and 2822, 5322) by putting 8-bit characters in the subject and address header fields.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} It is said to support [[Chinese Domain Name]] standards from RFC3454, RFC3490, RFC3491, and RFC3492 published in March 2003 by [[IETF]].<ref>"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> on 2 June 2011.</ref>
Foxmail 5 violates RFC 822 (and 2822, 5322) by putting 8-bit characters in the subject and address header fields.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} It is said to support [[Chinese Domain Name]] standards from RFC3454, RFC3490, RFC3491, and RFC3492 published in March 2003 by [[IETF]].<ref>"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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520143519/http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2005/10/11/3218.htm |date=20 May 2011 }}> on 2 June 2011.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Official website}}
*{{Official website}}
*{{fr icon}} [http://www.revioo.com/articles/print-4512.html A tutorial]
* [http://tech.sina.com.cn/s/s/2008-01-10/09491965493.shtml Wang Once Again Critiques the New Features of Foxmail 6.5 (王者再出击 Foxmail 6.5新功能试用)], [[Sina.com]] (Chinese)
* [http://tech.sina.com.cn/s/s/2008-01-10/09491965493.shtml Wang Once Again Critiques the New Features of Foxmail 6.5 (王者再出击 Foxmail 6.5新功能试用)], [[Sina.com]] (Chinese)
* [https://baike.sogou.com/v4772407.htm?fromTitle=foxmail Foxmail profile on Sogou Baike]



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Latest revision as of 01:37, 8 April 2024

Foxmail
Original author(s)Allen Zhang (张小龙)[1]
Developer(s)Tencent
Stable release
Windows7.2.25 / September 15, 2022; 22 months ago (2022-09-15)
macOS1.5.6 / December 13, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-13)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows and macOS
Available inEnglish and Chinese
TypeE-mail client
LicenseProprietary software with Terms of Use
Websitehttps://www.foxmail.com/

Foxmail is a freeware e-mail client developed by Tencent.

History

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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

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According to a 2001 Sina.com survey, Foxmail had a 32.92% market share in China.[2] In 2003, in a joint press-release with Verisign promoting Internationalized domain names, the authors' reported over 3 million daily Foxmail users in China.[3] (For perspective, the 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

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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.[citation needed] It is said to support Chinese Domain Name standards from RFC3454, RFC3490, RFC3491, and RFC3492 published in March 2003 by IETF.[10]

References

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  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Hughes, Christopher R.; Wacker, Gudrun (2003). China and the Internet: politics of the digital leap forward. Routeledge. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-415-27772-3.
  5. ^ Li Wei; Zheng Yanfeng; Fang Jun (2005). Lecture on the Practical Uses of Computer Software / The Practical Training Lecture Series (工具软件实用培训教程/实用培训教程系列). Qinghua University Press. pp. 159–168. ISBN 978-7-302-10036-2. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. ^ Zheng Hongqiao; Wu Diange (2005). Educational Uses of the Internet: "School Projects" Series (Internet教学应用("校校通工程"丛书)). Qinghua University Press. pp. 94–105. ISBN 978-7-302-11021-7. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ^ Wang Ding; Chen Bo (2005). A Concise Internet Tutorial (Internet简明教程). Qinghua University Press. pp. 99–107. ISBN 978-7-302-10881-8. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. ^ Kang Yu; Chen Zeyou (2008). An Introduction to Home Computer Use: Increasing Proficiency (家庭电脑应用入门·提高·精通). DynoMedia Inc. pp. 214–217. ISBN 978-7-111-22707-6. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "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.
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