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title: Things you can use e-mail for
date: "2001-05-10T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1827
description: Use email for more than just messages. You can upload files via FTP, create home pages, send faxes or snail-mail, translate text, and track website changes by interacting with specialized mail servers and gateways.
keywords: [email gateways, ftp-by-email, fax-to-email, web2mail, internet services, email automation]
---

There's a lot you can do using e-mail, including [upload FTP files](http://mail2ftp.hypermart.net/), [create home pages](http://inetw.com), [send snail-mail](mailto:info@papermail.win-uk.net), [translate languages](http://www.t-mail.com), [play games](mailto:win@yoyo.com) (blank e-mail), [send a fax](mailto:tpcfaq@info.tpc.int) (no subject, "help" in body), [track webpage changes](http://www.web2mail.com/subscribe.php), etc. The full details are available at the [Accessing the Internet by Email FAQ](http://www.faqs.org/faqs/internet-services/access-via-email/)