Abstract: An email gateway capable of managing the email experience of users operating on disparate communication devices and networks. The gateway allows configuration of emails on the basis of the hardware and software capabilities of the receiving, a.k.a. targeted communication device. The email gateway includes: a splitter, a database, a device detector and a target optimizer. The splitter splits received emails into discrete body and attachment portions. The database is coupled to the splitter and configured to store the discrete body and attachment portions of each email received from the splitter. The device detector detects the hardware and software capabilities for a corresponding communication device prior of delivery of email to same.