New .Mac webmail launches

by Chris Saribay • 10/26/2006 at 04:21 PM

With little fan-fare, Apple today launched the previously announced new version of .Mac mail. Filled with all sorts of web 2.0 goodies, the new .Mac webmail closely resembles Apple’s desktop email application in Mac OS X Tiger, Mail.app.

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New features of .Mac webmail include:

A new look
Everything is within easy reach. Your mail folders are next to the Inbox, and you can read full messages and access your contact info without leaving the page.

Drag-and-drop
Manage your Inbox easily, by dragging and dropping messages, just like you do on your desktop ? even multiple messages at the same time.

Message pane
Read entire messages in a pane located right below your message list, just like you do on your desktop Mail application.

Smart Refreshes
.Mac webmail keeps page reloads to a minimum, by refreshing only the portion of the page that needs updating, instead of reloading the entire page.

Quick Reply
A .Mac webmail exclusive. Dash off a response without leaving your Inbox, by clicking the Quick Reply button next to the message to which you’re responding.

Built-in Address Book
It’s fully integrated, so you can quickly access and search your contact info. Start typing in a name, and all your matching Address Book contacts appear in the address field.

Message previews
The .Mac webmail Inbox displays the beginning of every message, so you can quickly scan your messages without opening them.

Message flagging
Flag and unflag messages with a single click, just like you do on your Mac Mail application.

Keyboard shortcuts
Save time with keyboard shortcuts for common operations like composing new messages and searching your mailboxes.

Chris Saribay resurrected Macteens back in December 2001. Serving as Editor Emeritus six years later, Chris is still as ever interested in Mac and iPod as ever before. He'll also have you note that his MacBook Pro practically smokes his Power Mac G5 Dual 2.7 GHz tower.