Here is a summary of recent updates to the Thinmail service. This file is also available at: http://www.thinmail.com/upgrade3.txt * New: Tip of the Week message is coming. * Thinphone lets you email to telephones * New Single Click Download option * New Executive Appointments ---------------------------- *** Tip of the Week We've been told by several customers they didn't know many of the great ways Thinmail can help with everyday communications. So we are planning to send you one "tip" every week, like this: Did you know that you can fax many kinds of documents right from your email? We call it Thinfax. Just forward the file (or a Thinmail URL you received) to "FAX@thinmail.com" and include a 10 digit number as the subject. Its that simple. You can use 1234567890@thinfax.com as a shortcut, to keep fax destinations in your address book, or to Thinfax several people at once. It is just 75c per up to 10 page event. If you don't want any tips, go to your global settings, check the "Tip of the Week" box, and click the "Confirm" button: http://www.thinmail.com/tm/profile?mode=global. ---------------------------- *** Thinphone is now available (Beta) We have just released our Beta version of Thinphone - the coolest new feature to be added to email this year. Now you can send email messages, (or DOC, TXT, or HTML files or Thinmail URL's) to any telephone simply by emailing them to: phone@thinmail.com (with a 10 digit number as subject). You can use 1234567890@thinphone.com as a shortcut, address book entry, or to Thinphone several people at once. A high-quality synthesized voice reads your message (or the first file) to whoever picks up the phone. Its that simple. What is even neater is that the recipient can record a response, which comes right back to you as a "WAV" attachment! The uses are endless: - Exchange information without getting into a long conversation. - Have email exchanges with people who lack email or are not checking frequently enough. - Communicate with phones from your wireless handheld device.. - Just like you can send email to a group of people, now you can send phone messages to a group of people. (Rescheduling soccer practice and meetings is now a breeze). The cost for each call is only 25c/minute deducted from your account. For more information, visit http://www.thinmail.com/phoning.htm ---------------------------- *** New Single Click Download Option When you receive a Thinmail link, clicking on it opens a web page with options to download, preview, fax, forward, and modify properties of the file. Often, you just want to open the file with a click. So we have added a receiving option where clicking on the links you get will open or play the file in the associated application. To change to this option, go to your "Manage Identities" page: http://www.thinmail.com/tm/profile?mode=manageid Locate the line with your desktop identity, and click on the "Receive as" column. You will be brought to a page of receiving options, where you can check the box for "Direct Download", and update your profile. ---------------------------- *** New Executive Appointments We have a new CEO named David Dines, and a new Board Member, Jeffrey Stibel. See the press release for their biographies: http://www.thinmail.com/ceoannounce.html ---------------------------- Thank you for using Thinmail. As always, if you have questions or ideas, contact us at support@thinmail.com!