EmailTray
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EmailTray is a lightweight email client for the Microsoft Windows
operating system. EmailTray was developed by Web CEO Corp., a software development company.
EmailTray 2.0 was publicly released on October 7, 2010 as a free desktop email client. It supports multiple accounts using the standard POP3/SMTP or IMAP protocols, with or without SSL.
EmailTray combines features of a simple email client and an email notifier that alerts users to the new email messages that EmailTray considers important.
for Microsoft Outlook
. The main features of SenderOK were email sorting and desktop notification about new prioritized email messages.
Apart from email sorting, the SenderOK plug-in also offered a social feature: the photo business cards of email senders were displayed along with their email messages. The business card information was retrieved from a proprietary social network
hosted at SenderOK.com. In case an email sender had no SenderOK profile filled in, the SenderOK plug-in used information from the LinkedIn
and Facebook
social networks.
In October 2010, SenderOK was released as a standalone email client and was rebranded as EmailTray.
area of a Windows PC. The program goes active when a user gets new email messages that EmailTray considers important. At any time the program can be opened and used as a fully functional email client.
Protocols and Webmail services supported by EmailTray are: POP3, IMAP and SMTP, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and AOL Mail accounts. All passwords from user's email accounts are stored locally.
EmailTray lets users read and compose new messages in plain text or HTML
, view attachments and attach files to messages. Users can also forward email messages, reply to emails and create an unlimited number of custom signatures that can be used in new messages and email replies.
EmailTray users can create custom rules based on the sender name and sender email address data, email subject contents and recipient data. An EmailTray user can set a sender's priority to Top Priority or Low Priority, assign colors to all messages that conform to a rule, or perform other actions like archiving or moving messages to the Spam folder.
To help users manage their emails, EmailTray provides the option to sort emails by date and email account, filter messages by sender and perform instant search through the emails of all tracked accounts.
, or feed reader options. EmailTray differs from other email clients mainly because of its email management features such as email sorting by priority, as well as alerts about new priority messages. The program offers password protection of the user's mail data.
Email sorting and prioritizing
EmailTray analyzes a user's email habits such as reading, replying, deleting or forwarding – to spot active conversations and give them the highest priority in the Inbox. Messages are then tagged as Top Priority, Low Priority, No Priority, and Spam.
This feature is similar to the Priority Inbox feature introduced in Gmail
on August 30, 2010.
Priority mail notifications
EmailTray notifies its users with a popup alert and sound about new important mail that has arrived to the Top Priority folder. A user can manually change notification settings, e.g. set EmailTray to also notify about messages considered Low Priority, or change the reminder time interval, or use custom sounds for sound alerts.
Mail data password protection
Once a user installs EmailTray and creates a user account, he/she can protect their EmailTray software copy with a password. At adjustable time intervals, an opened EmailTray client can request a password for emails to be visible.
Hardware: 1,2 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor; 512 MB RAM or greater; 100 MB hard drive space.
Supported browsers: IE 7.x and higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.x, Google Chrome 6.x, Flock 2.x
Supported Webmail services and protocols: Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL Mail, POP3 and IMAP.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
operating system. EmailTray was developed by Web CEO Corp., a software development company.
EmailTray 2.0 was publicly released on October 7, 2010 as a free desktop email client. It supports multiple accounts using the standard POP3/SMTP or IMAP protocols, with or without SSL.
EmailTray combines features of a simple email client and an email notifier that alerts users to the new email messages that EmailTray considers important.
History
EmailTray originated as SenderOK, an email productivity plug-inPlug-in
The term plug-in may refer to any of the following.In Automotive:* Plug-in hybrid electric vehicleIn Computers:* Plug-in , a piece of software which enhances another software application and usually cannot be run independently...
for Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
. The main features of SenderOK were email sorting and desktop notification about new prioritized email messages.
Apart from email sorting, the SenderOK plug-in also offered a social feature: the photo business cards of email senders were displayed along with their email messages. The business card information was retrieved from a proprietary social network
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...
hosted at SenderOK.com. In case an email sender had no SenderOK profile filled in, the SenderOK plug-in used information from the LinkedIn
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
and Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
social networks.
In October 2010, SenderOK was released as a standalone email client and was rebranded as EmailTray.
Basic features
EmailTray is an email program that runs in the taskbarTaskbar
In computing, a taskbar is a bar displayed on a full edge of a GUI desktop that is used to launch and monitor running applications. Microsoft incorporated a taskbar in Windows 95 and it has been a defining aspect of Microsoft Windows's graphical user interface ever since. Some desktop environments,...
area of a Windows PC. The program goes active when a user gets new email messages that EmailTray considers important. At any time the program can be opened and used as a fully functional email client.
Protocols and Webmail services supported by EmailTray are: POP3, IMAP and SMTP, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail and AOL Mail accounts. All passwords from user's email accounts are stored locally.
EmailTray lets users read and compose new messages in plain text or HTML
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
, view attachments and attach files to messages. Users can also forward email messages, reply to emails and create an unlimited number of custom signatures that can be used in new messages and email replies.
EmailTray users can create custom rules based on the sender name and sender email address data, email subject contents and recipient data. An EmailTray user can set a sender's priority to Top Priority or Low Priority, assign colors to all messages that conform to a rule, or perform other actions like archiving or moving messages to the Spam folder.
To help users manage their emails, EmailTray provides the option to sort emails by date and email account, filter messages by sender and perform instant search through the emails of all tracked accounts.
Advanced features
Being a simple email client, EmailTray does not offer an electronic calendar, address bookAddress book
An address book or a name and address book is a book or a database used for storing entries called contacts. Each contact entry usually consists of a few standard fields...
, or feed reader options. EmailTray differs from other email clients mainly because of its email management features such as email sorting by priority, as well as alerts about new priority messages. The program offers password protection of the user's mail data.
Email sorting and prioritizing
EmailTray analyzes a user's email habits such as reading, replying, deleting or forwarding – to spot active conversations and give them the highest priority in the Inbox. Messages are then tagged as Top Priority, Low Priority, No Priority, and Spam.
This feature is similar to the Priority Inbox feature introduced in Gmail
Gmail
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well via POP3 or IMAP protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though...
on August 30, 2010.
Priority mail notifications
EmailTray notifies its users with a popup alert and sound about new important mail that has arrived to the Top Priority folder. A user can manually change notification settings, e.g. set EmailTray to also notify about messages considered Low Priority, or change the reminder time interval, or use custom sounds for sound alerts.
Mail data password protection
Once a user installs EmailTray and creates a user account, he/she can protect their EmailTray software copy with a password. At adjustable time intervals, an opened EmailTray client can request a password for emails to be visible.
System requirements
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7Hardware: 1,2 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor; 512 MB RAM or greater; 100 MB hard drive space.
Supported browsers: IE 7.x and higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.x, Google Chrome 6.x, Flock 2.x
Supported Webmail services and protocols: Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL Mail, POP3 and IMAP.