Flexamail

Welcome to Flexamail!

Thank you for joining Flexamail! The following is a brief overview on how Flexamail works and how to get started. You can find additional documentation at once you log in and example videos here. We will continue to add new instructions and tutorials as time goes on. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected].

Flexamail Overview

The following is the list of commands that Flexamail responds to. Using Flexamail is as simple as sending emails to certain email addresses. Sometimes you will have to give a bit of information in the subject line, the body or as an attachment. Flexamail will be adding features daily. If you have any suggestions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Usage Basics

The following is the list of commands that Flexamail responds to. Using Flexamail is as simple as sending emails to certain email addresses. Sometimes you will have to give a bit of information in the subject line, the body or as an attachment. Flexamail will be adding features daily. If you have any suggestions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Email Address:

This is the email address to send your email to

Subject:

This describes what, if anything, to put in the email subject line

Attachment(s):

This describes the types of attachments this email address will accept

Body:

This describes what, if anything, to put in the body ( main portion ) of your email

Description:

This is an overview of what the email address actually does and what kind of response to expect back

File sharing, storage and retrieval

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

One or more image files of type JPG, GIF or PNG

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will take all attached images ( you can attach multiple graphic files in one email ) and store them on the internet. Within a few moments you will receive one email per file you attached. In the email will be two links, one two your image and the other to an automatically generated thumbnail. These images can be freely traded, hosted online, etc. If you log into the website, you can manage this file, delete it, track how often it has been downloaded and by clicking the FileHits link see a detailed breakdown of who has downloaded your file, when and where. Note, these files are not secured!

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

One or more file of any type. Most email programs limit file size between 10 and 25 MB

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will take all attached files and store them on Flexamail's servers. They are safely stored and require the user to be logged in to download ( or use the getfile@ command ). You will receive no emails in response.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

The address of a webpage to save a copy of in PDF format

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service takes a snapshot of a webpage and saves it as a PDF file. It is stored on Flexamail.com under Stored Files and requires the user to be logged in to download ( or use the getfile@ command ). You will receive a confirmation email.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

One or more file of any type. Most email programs limit file size between 10 and 25 MB

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will take all attached files and store them on the internet. Within a few moments you will receive one email per file you attached. In the email will be a link to a download page. Share this link with people you wish to share this file with. Just like image files, you can log onto the website to see download details, detail this file, etc. Note, these files are not secured!

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The password to protect this file with

Attachment(s):

One or more file of any type. Most email programs limit file size between 10 and 25 MB

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will take all attached files and store them securely on the internet. You will be mailed a link to a download page, with a box for the user to enter the password. Share the link AND the password with people you wish to share the file with. Like the others, you can go to the website to manage, delete and track details of this file. Again, clicking on the number under FileHits will bring up detailed activity.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Leave empty for all files, or put part or all of the filename as a filter

Attachment(s):

One or more file of any type. Most email programs limit file size between 10 and 25 MB

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service can be used to retrieve any files you previously posted to Flexamail. If you do not specify a value in the subject, it will return a list of all of your available files. Within that email will be a link for each file that can be used to download that individual file. If you specify a filename or part of a file name, it will return a list of files, unless only one file is found. If only one file match is found, that file will be returned as an attachment. There are a number of other email addresses that perform the exact same,[email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]. These perform exactly the same as the [email protected] except they limit the search to images, protected and shared files respectively.

Web Browsing

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The website address you wish to view ( for example www.cnn.com )

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will go out, fetch the newest version of a webpage address you specified in the subject, reformat it into an email that you will be sent. As part of the process, all of the links are rewritten to work with Flexamail. If you want to follow a link, simply click it and it will format an email response. Send this newly opened email and a few moments later, the requested page will be returned. There are a few limits. First off, email programs all do a different quality of job with CSS formatting, which means it may not look exactly the same as in your web browser. Second, there is no Flash support and very limited Javascript support in email. Finally, in an attempt to compromise between speed and accuracy, some links or images may not be properly parsed.
As part of this process, all of the images, css files and html will be bundled into the email. This means three things, first you will make no active connections to the website you have request, meaning that even if your work or country has blocked access, you should be able to access any website. Secondly, the data is sent as email instead of as data, which can save you a fair bit of money with certain cellular data plans. Finally, since all the images and style sheets are attached, these emails can be quite large and can take a few seconds to open.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The website address you wish to view

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service works exactly the same as [email protected], however the results are completely devoid of images or HTML markup. This type of search is much lighter weight, faster and works better on older or less capable mobile devices.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The website address you wish to view

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

Works the same as [email protected], except even links and image descriptions are removed. Makes the results a little bit more readable, but you will no longer be able to navigate to new links without entering them manually.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The keywords you want to search for on google

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service performs a search query using whatever words you specified in the subject line. Just like a [email protected] call, all the links will be rewritten to create a properly formated email. To view a search result, click a link then click 'Send' in the resulting email.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The website you want to browse

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service converts and downloads a webpage as a PDF. Unlike [email protected], links are NOT rewritten. So, to get another page, you need to copy the link address into a new pdfwww request.

List Information Management and Others

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The name of the list to add to or create. If no list is specified, it will go into a list called Unfiled.

Attachment(s):

Any file(s) of any type you wish attached to your list

Body:

The list items. Can be formatted with color, bold, italics, etc, which will be preserved. Each line represents a list item.

Description:

This service allows you store arbitrary bits of information in a list form. Each line ( time you press enter ) will create a new list line item. Any attached files ( you can attach multiple ) will automatically be attached to the first list item. The value in the subject is the name of the list. Flexamail first checks to see if you have a list by that name and if found it adds whatever is in your body to the existing list. Otherwise, it checks if anyone has shared a list with you by that name and adds to it, if found. Finally, if not found, it will create a new list and attach the list items from your email body. From the website, you can create, view, manage, edit and add to your lists. You can move list items up and down in order by dragging and dropping. You can also move list items between lists by dragging the list item to the list tab you want it copied too. You can view files attached to a list item by clicking the '>' icon to the left of the list. Through the same interface, you can share your list with other Flexamail members, set your notification options for when the list changes, and more. There is also a tab for Other Lists, these are lists that others have shared with you.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The name of your list to retrieve, or blank to retreive all of your lists

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

This service trys to retrieve whatever list you specified in the Subject line. If the Subject is left empty, you will receive a list of all your available lists. At the bottom of this list, all of the lists that have been shared with you will also be listed. Depending on the type of email, there will either be links to retrieve an individual list, or links to add, remove and remove all list items. All of these links will create a properly formatted email to perform that action, simply click Send on the newly created email.

Description:

This service allows you to update your facebook wall by email. Just type the content of your update in your email body and click send. This service currently doesn't support attachments and they will be ignored.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

Whatever files you want attached to your todo list

Body:

Not used

Description:

This works exactly the same as a List@ call with the subject set to TODO. Simply a shortcut to a common list name. You do not need to specify a subject.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

Some mail services automatically add signatures or disclaimers on the end of your emails. These signatures will cause problems with list@ calls. To teach Flexamail your signature, send an empty ( except your signature/disclaimer )email to this address and Flexamail will strip it from future emails. If your sig changes, simply email this address again. You can view your Signature in the settings section of the website.

Facebook and Twitter

** Please note, for any of the Facebook or Twitter services to work, you have to grant Flexamail permission to your Facebook/Twitter accounts. This can be done by logging in to Flexamail.com, navigate to the Settings Tab, External Websites then click the Grant access links. **

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will retrieve your most recent Facebook activity and return it in an email. Note, you need to log in to Flexamail.com, go to the User Settings Tab ->External Websites and authorize Flexamail to work with Facebook before this command will work. You can comment on, or retrieve additional comments by clicking the links in the returned emails.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Not used

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Whatever you type in the body of your email will be updated on your Facebook wall. Don't get too fancy though, Facebook doesn't allow any markup or styling.

Description:

This service allows you to update your facebook wall by email. Just type the content of your update in your email body and click send. This service currently doesn't support attachments and they will be ignored.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

Optional. Specify the number of tweets you want returned, up to a maximum of 200. Defaults to 20 if left blank.

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service will retreive the 20 ( or the number specified in the subject ) most recent tweets in your friends stream.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The content of your tweet. Only 140 characters will be used

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service tweets whatever you specified in the subject of your email. Anything over 140 characters is truncated.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The content of your tweet. Keep it to about 100-110 characters.

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service works exactly the same as [email protected], however, it will also upload whatever image you attached to your images folder and add the link to the end of the tweet message you specified in the subject. Be sure to leave space for the link when filling in the subject. ( @ 30 characters ). If your tweet doesn't show up, it was probably too long.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The text you want to search for. Optionally you can add -num:50 to the end of your subject to control the number of results you want

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service searches Twitter for the most recent tweets matching the words you entered in the Subject line of your email. You can add -num:XX to the END of the subject line to control the number of results to return. XX can be any number from 20 - 100.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The person you want to search for. Optionally you can add -num:50 to the end of your subject to control the number of results you want returned. Note, clicking a name in the email returned from a Twitter call is the same as emailing this address with that person name in the subject line.

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service searches Twitter for the person matching the word you entered in the Subject line of your email. You can add -num:XX to the END of the subject line to control the number of results to return. XX can be any number from 20 - 100.

[email protected]

Email Address:

[email protected]

Subject:

The name of the person you want to follow on twitter, for example 'Flexamail'.

Attachment(s):

Not used

Body:

Not used

Description:

This service allows you to follow another user on Twitter. Simply put the persons name in the subject and click send. If successful, you will receive that persons 20 most recent tweets. If an error occured or you are already following that person, you will receive an error email.