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Foxmail
Developer(s)	Tencent
Stable release
Windows	7.2.25 / September 15, 2022; 22 months ago
macOS	1.5.6 / December 13, 2021; 2 years ago
Operating system	Microsoft Windows and Mac OS
Available in	English and Chinese
Type	E-mail client
License	Freeware
Website	foxmail.com

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Foxmail is a freeware e-mail client owned by Tencent who acquired it in 2005 from the original author, Zhang Xiaolong (张小龙), an alumnus of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.^[1] As of 2011, it supports POP3, MAPI and IMAP4.

Usage

According to a 2001 Sina.com survey, foxmail had a 32.92% market share in China, significantly ahead of Netscape Mail, Becky!, The Bat!, and Eudora.^[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

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.^[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

^ Xu Caixing. "Now that Foxmail has Acquired Tencent, 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).
^ "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).
^ "VeriSign Breaks the English Language Hold On Internet Navigation With Internationalized Domain Names" VeriSign.com. VeriSign. March 4, 2003. Retrieved at <http://www.verisign.com/static/002497.pdf> on June 2, 2011.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Joost Blokzijl. "Free Email Client". pcmagazine.zdnet.nl. CBS Interactive. May 1, 2006. Retrieved at <http://pcmagazine.zdnet.nl/reviews/56115/foxmail-5-0-8/> on June 2, 2011. (Belgian-Dutch)
^ "FAQ for Chinese Domain Name". cnnic.net.cn. China Internet Network Information Center. October 10, 2005. Retrieved at <http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2005/10/11/3218.htm> on June 2, 2011.

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[1] Xu Caixing. "Now that Foxmail has Acquired Tencent, 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).

[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> on 2 June 2011. (Chinese).

[3] "VeriSign Breaks the English Language Hold On Internet Navigation With Internationalized Domain Names" VeriSign.com. VeriSign. March 4, 2003. Retrieved at <http://www.verisign.com/static/002497.pdf> on June 2, 2011.

[HughesWacker2003-4] 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.

[李伟郑岩峰2005-5] 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.

[正洪乔武滇葛2005-6] 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.

[王定陈波2005-7] 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.

[康昱陈泽友2008-8] 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.

[9] Joost Blokzijl. "Free Email Client". pcmagazine.zdnet.nl. CBS Interactive. May 1, 2006. Retrieved at <http://pcmagazine.zdnet.nl/reviews/56115/foxmail-5-0-8/> on June 2, 2011. (Belgian-Dutch)

[10] "FAQ for Chinese Domain Name". cnnic.net.cn. China Internet Network Information Center. October 10, 2005. Retrieved at <http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Dir/2005/10/11/3218.htm> on June 2, 2011.

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