August 18, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Email hosting provider Webmail.us (webmail.us) announced on Wednesday that it had integrated an RSS reader into its email hosting platform.
The reader can be integrated with Web mail and configured for any POP3 or IMAP-based desktop email client such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. With the RSS reader, users can use their email clients to manage content gathered from blogs, news and other sources. No software download is necessary.
The reader also enables email administrators to optionally regulate RSS feeds and pre-subscribe feeds for their users.
RSS is short for “really simple syndication” and is a format for content syndication that enables publishers to syndicate their content across the Web.
“Combining RSS and email lowers the technology learning curve,” says Pat Matthews, chief executive officer at Webmail.us. “People know how to use email – now they will know how to use RSS, sometimes without even realizing it. Likewise, some businesses don’t want their users freely subscribing to RSS feeds, just as they don’t want them freely surfing the Internet. We provide them with the option of adopting RSS according to their unique business needs.”
