A method and system for synchronously transferring information across the Internet. A user transmits a first message to a MAILS client. The MAILS client synchronously transmits the first message across the Internet by electronic mail to a MAILS server. The MAILS server synchronously transmits the first message to a software application residing on an application server. The software application may synchronously transmit a second message to the MAILS server in response to the first message. The MAILS server may synchronously transmit the second message across the Internet by electronic mail to the MAILS client. The MAILS client may transmit the second message to the user.