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Forum: FastMail Forum 25 Jan 2023, 12:17 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,842
Posted By hans2010
Sadly, the above seems to be the answer to the...

Sadly, the above seems to be the answer to the question.

I wish developers were getting smarter rather than the other way around. Perhaps the issue is societal trends, but I suppose that's a bigger...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 25 Jan 2023, 12:08 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 509
Posted By hans2010
Meaning of "Feedback-ID" email header

In layman's terms, what does the presence (or absence) of the "Feedback-ID" header tell us about the message?
Forum: FastMail Forum 8 Sep 2022, 11:10 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 52,532
Posted By hans2010
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." We should be...

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

We should be happy that FM hasn't joined the "race to the bottom" in terms of continually making its web UI worse and worse for web users (like what's happening on...
Forum: FastMail Forum 24 Jan 2022, 03:14 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 52,532
Posted By hans2010
The new UI changes are not good. They are...

The new UI changes are not good. They are prioritizing trendiness over usefulness.

The current trend in UI design is to assume users have fewer brain cells than they used to have, and therefore,...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 9 Nov 2021, 06:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,993
Posted By hans2010
My friend in China said #1 and #2 didn't work...

My friend in China said #1 and #2 didn't work (they didn't specify what failed, exactly). Then they tried #4 (zoho) and it worked.

Just FYI for anyone else in this situation.
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 8 Nov 2021, 01:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,993
Posted By hans2010
Thanks for the info. Regarding Outlook, please...

Thanks for the info. Regarding Outlook, please note that the PCMag article mentioned that Microsoft has been affected by the new legal environment (they discontinued their Linked In service in...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 8 Nov 2021, 12:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,993
Posted By hans2010
End of Yahoo Mail in China (2021). Alternatives?

Yahoo Ceases Operations in China (https://www.pcmag.com/news/yahoo-ceases-operations-in-china) (PCMag, 11/2/2021).

Apparently, it was several years ago that Yahoo pulled the plug on its ".cn"...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Nov 2021, 04:09 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 59,037
Posted By hans2010
The above post was from last week. For today...

The above post was from last week. For today (Oct. 31), the above link says:



I wonder if the Internet can evolve to where DDoS attacks can be throttled at source.
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Sep 2021, 05:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,142
Posted By hans2010
I was able to do what I specified in my earlier...

I was able to do what I specified in my earlier message. It works for my purposes.

Was there any particular thing in my earlier message that didn't work for you? If so, which thing was it, and...
Forum: FastMail Forum 24 Sep 2021, 09:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,142
Posted By hans2010
No prob. Just to add... Your FastMail...

No prob. Just to add...

Your FastMail "Settings" page has a setting called "Text Size", which defaults to what they call "Standard". So I take it that FastMail's default font size, whatever it is,...
Forum: FastMail Forum 23 Sep 2021, 08:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,142
Posted By hans2010
If I understand your question correctly, the...

If I understand your question correctly, the answer is "yes".

Is there some issue?
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Mar 2020, 09:20 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 39,452
Posted By hans2010
Exactly. Me too (no hashtag). There was a...

Exactly.



Me too (no hashtag).


There was a time when the software industry operated that way, although it tended to be large companies with deep pockets (like IBM). The trend in the 21st century...
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Mar 2020, 10:32 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 39,452
Posted By hans2010
The following may be a good way to go about that...

The following may be a good way to go about that (strength in numbers...):
Forum: FastMail Forum 10 Mar 2020, 01:38 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 39,452
Posted By hans2010
I say it's a functional degradation (as we'd call...

I say it's a functional degradation (as we'd call it in the software industry). I access FastMail on Windows 7 with Firefox.

I came here today because I noticed this adverse change in the UI,...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Sep 2019, 05:20 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 21,937
Posted By hans2010
Here's a wild hypothesis. It could be that...

Here's a wild hypothesis. It could be that someone, somewhere, clicked "This is spam" on an email they received from you (perhaps accidentally), and then Microsoft (or some blacklisting service...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 23 Oct 2018, 07:12 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,782
Posted By hans2010
Any hosting service that delivers mail to flat Unix mbox files?

Any hosting service that delivers mail to flat Unix mbox files?

It worked perfectly for years on Pair Networks' PairLite service. But now they're end-of-lifing that service and "upgrading" those...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 23 Oct 2018, 06:55 AM
Replies: 603
Views: 537,579
Posted By hans2010
In a previous thread, Mail forwarding: good or...

In a previous thread, Mail forwarding: good or bad? (http://emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=72802) (spawned from this thread around May/June 2017), the MXroute guy showed a completely rude and...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 9 Jul 2017, 04:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,549
Posted By hans2010
I understand the problem exactly. I'm not the...

I understand the problem exactly. I'm not the one constantly complaining and refusing to take a constructive stance. So you should reconsider who it is that has a problem.



I laid out a way to...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 30 Jun 2017, 08:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,549
Posted By hans2010
OK, then let's say I disagree with the indicated...

OK, then let's say I disagree with the indicated statement (not "opinion").



First, if they "rendered" something broken that used to work, it doesn't mean that the thing in question is flawed...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 29 Jun 2017, 05:23 PM
Replies: 603
Views: 537,579
Posted By hans2010
I appreciate your comments in this thread. I...

I appreciate your comments in this thread. I created a new thread ("Mail forwarding: good or bad?") in another forum section ("The Technical Zone"). ...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 29 Jun 2017, 05:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,549
Posted By hans2010
Mail forwarding: good or bad?

This is a continuation of a discussion from another thread. Some interesting technical issues were discussed there, with some points that I agree with. But I disagree with the opinion that mail...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jun 2017, 05:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,297
Posted By hans2010
Hmm, I didn't know until now that Firefox has a...

Hmm, I didn't know until now that Firefox has a browser zoom. So, I tried it. It looks like the closest approximation we can get to the classic "Concise" theme is to select "Large Font" theme along...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jun 2017, 12:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,297
Posted By hans2010
I agree, as I'm not a fan of heavy JavaScript and...

I agree, as I'm not a fan of heavy JavaScript and related things (like Ajax). For one thing, you're less likely to get meaningful and timely error messages when the connection is flaky (as you would...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jun 2017, 09:44 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,297
Posted By hans2010
Style sheet "Concise" (in Classic)

I may be in the minority here, but I like the "Concise" style sheet in Classic.

To cut to the chase: If anyone would like to see a "Concise" theme in the new interface, I suggest you submit a...
Forum: Early Warning... 14 Jan 2014, 09:24 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,189
Posted By hans2010
My view is the same as expressed in the Dyson...

My view is the same as expressed in the Dyson article (http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/what-s-in-a-domain-name-) (to summarize, the view is that some forms of TLD-expansion, that have...
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