mozilla-messaging

Mozilla Messaging looks to simplify email messaging. The Mozilla team backed by the Mozilla Foundations already simplified web-browsing with the Firefox browser. Can they repeat their success by creating effortless email management? Some of the questions posed by Mozilla Messaging shows that they are on the right track.

What if…

  • Getting lots of email was helpful, not overwhelming? Could it even be fun?
  • Finding out what’s important or new was obvious?
  • It was easy to broadcast, and keep the personal private?
  • Software could take into account how people communicate, rather than requiring people to understand how it works?

The open-source email project is currently working on Thuderbird. But that is not the sole focus of the Messaging group. The project will undoubtedly revolve around the Thunderbird client. But their goal is to manage email communication and make everyone’s lives easier. There have no major announcements from the group or its founders since its press release. But several influential organizations are paying close attention to the development of Mozilla Messaging. Wired magazine thinks Mozilla Messaging will give Thunderbird a much needed boost by developing ”a much more varied product which handles e-mail, RSS feeds, calendaring, multi-protocol chat, contact management and possibly even SMS and VoIP”. I am looking forward to that combo as well.