SplitMail was founded at the beginning of the dot-com era. Digital communication was all the rage. Clunky analog cell phones were out. Clunky yet cool text pagers were in.
The Internet was to the Roaring 90's, as Ford's assembly line was to the "Roaring Twenties".
Operator assisted text-paging was quickly followed by email-to-pager gateways. However the email address provided was long and cumbersome. Coincidentally it was about the first time I saw a word-wrapped business card.
The first few sentences of an email sent to [2185551212@mmps03.textmessage.boguspagercompany.com] would magically fly through ether-space and cause a pager to vibrate. The pager was generally larger than the proud geek's wallet.
I suppose the additional weight provided counterbalance to the analog cell phone on the other hip. The supporting belt required constant adjustment in case of an unforeseen IT guru standoff, which often ended in a quick draw, or at least the faint smell of ozone.
There was never assurance that a message would be received. So there was a need for clean and simple email alias.
Something like [page-chris@SplitMail.net] was far easier to remember. And by properly configuring a SplitMail alias, an additional file copy of every message could be sent to the users' regular inbox.
The system worked well for many years. SplitMail was well loved by network engineers, account managers, and computer geeks of the day. Ironically word-of-mouth grew the user base faster than any Internet based marketing campaign.
Two-way text messaging came shortly thereafter, followed by SMS (Short Messaging System), Blackberry and the amazing PalmVII. However, legacy SplitMail users remained faithful throughout. SplitMail's simplicity and ease of use found new application with each emerging technology.
Today SplitMail is returning to its roots. Our systems are simple, cheap and functional. However for security reasons, all new memberships will be manually verified. The Roaring Nineties were replaced by the 00's. The naught-ies? The uh-oh's? Whatever you call it, this era heralds many not-nice people on the net. Things were so much simpler when geek's briefly inherited the earth.
You will find no marketing today, and our operating budget is minimal. We remain primarily here to support our legacy users as we promised at the very beginning. Thanks for sticking around.
If you stumbled upon this site, you are welcome to join us.
Contributions are always appreciated.
Respectfully,
SplitMail Support