Email hotmail machine
You're referring to the Hotmail web-based email service!
Hotmail was one of the first free web-based email services, launched in 1996 by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith. It was acquired by Microsoft in 1997 and became a subsidiary of the company.
Here's a brief overview of the Hotmail machine:
How it worked:
- Users would sign up for a Hotmail account by providing a username and password.
- The Hotmail server would generate a unique email address in the format
[email protected]. - Users could access their email account by logging in to the Hotmail website using their username and password.
- The Hotmail server would store and manage the user's email messages, contacts, and settings.
- Users could send and receive emails using the Hotmail web interface or by using a third-party email client that supported POP3 or IMAP protocols.
Features:
- Free web-based email service
- Unlimited storage space for emails
- Support for attachments up to 10MB
- Basic spam filtering
- Integration with other Microsoft services, such as Outlook and Windows Live
Legacy:
Hotmail was a pioneering service that paved the way for modern web-based email services like Gmail and Yahoo Mail. However, in 2013, Microsoft announced that it would be replacing Hotmail with Outlook.com, a new web-based email service that offered more features and a modern design. Hotmail was eventually phased out, and users were migrated to Outlook.com.
Today, Outlook.com is still a popular email service, and it continues to evolve with new features and improvements.