Thaimail was
Thailand's first
webmail
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provider, operating from 15 April 1997 to 1 September 2014. The service was conceived as a free public service by the IT company
ARIP, at a time when the Internet was first being introduced to Thailand. The website featured menus in the Thai language, and later included e-cards, chat rooms, discussion boards and classifieds services.
The service could be accessed via a typical web browser on any internet connected computer. Thaimail users received @thaimail.com as their email address. At the end of its service, Thaimail had over four million registered users.
See also
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Internet in Thailand
Thailand obtained internet access in 1996, the third country in Southeast Asia to do so. In 2019, About 50,9% of the population has access to the internet. According to a survey by Ookla in April 2021, Thailand also has the seventh fastest fixed ...
References
Webmail
Thai websites
Defunct companies of Thailand
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