I'd heard time and again how email could "never cut it" for "real" business communications because it was so unreliable, especially in the face of increasingly fervent anti-spam measures. The whole "I never got that message" trick has happened to us all; we've all had emails disappear and require re-sending. (People also lie and abuse that excuse when it's convenient for them! :-)

I decided to see if I could code up a solution that would be everyman-accessible and seamless to use, and integrate into existing workflows.

Commassure is my new SMTP-based service that automatically adds tracking, delivery confirmation and integrity verification to all your outgoing email. After a brief configuration step you use your SMTP-compatible client just like you always did. iPhone, iPad, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc. are all compatible.

I'm interested to see if this gains any traction at all. If there's demand, I'll continue to expand the service with new features to address whatever good suggestions come my way. Any constructive criticism is welcome.

Technologies: Ruby on Rails 3; PostgreSQL; Linux.

http://www.commassure.com/