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Forum: FastMail Forum 26 Apr 2020, 07:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,273
Posted By kijinbear
No, I mean the list of correspondents in the...

No, I mean the list of correspondents in the mailbox view (list of conversations in a folder, such as "Inbox").

Of course I expect to see the name of the sender for each message, including the ones...
Forum: FastMail Forum 25 Apr 2020, 03:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,273
Posted By kijinbear
Some suggestions for improving conversation view

Grouping related messages into "conversations" has become a popular feature in webmails and email clients alike. Some people love this features, others hate it, but it's useful when I want to scan a...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Jul 2018, 04:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,513
Posted By kijinbear
I've been with Fastmail for at least 10 years,...

I've been with Fastmail for at least 10 years, and will continue to use them for the foreseeable future.

No other provider that I've tried so far (Runbox, Tuffmail, Protonmail, Polarismail, MXroute,...
Forum: FastMail Forum 10 May 2018, 07:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,299
Posted By kijinbear
It's back up for me :)

It's back up for me :)
Forum: FastMail Forum 10 May 2018, 05:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,299
Posted By kijinbear
South Korea here. FastMail website is down. IMAP...

South Korea here. FastMail website is down. IMAP is down. SMTP is down.

But if I use a VPN to go through another ISP, everything is fine.

EmailDiscussions is the same. It's down from my home ISP....
Forum: FastMail Forum 25 Feb 2017, 11:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,666
Posted By kijinbear
https://blog.fastmail.com/2017/02/24/cloudflare-no...

https://blog.fastmail.com/2017/02/24/cloudflare-no-breach/

According to FastMail's announcement, they only use the DNS portion of Cloudflare, not the web proxy.

CloudBleed only affects sites that...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 12 Sep 2016, 12:28 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,936
Posted By kijinbear
I have a lifetime ("ARPA") membership with...

I have a lifetime ("ARPA") membership with sdf.org. It comes with a small email account that will last as long as they are in business. I sometimes go more than a year without logging in. They don't...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 11 Aug 2016, 11:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,158
Posted By kijinbear
If you forward an email, the sender's name will...

If you forward an email, the sender's name will be replaced with your own, and the date/time will be messed up, too. This makes it more difficult to find it later. If an email is worth preserving,...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 10 Aug 2016, 08:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,882
Posted By kijinbear
You are not limited to the templates they have on...

You are not limited to the templates they have on their website. They are just samples to give you an idea of the kinds of things that you can do. You can create your own custom template and tell...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 10 Aug 2016, 12:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,882
Posted By kijinbear
You don't have to use a fancy template with...

You don't have to use a fancy template with MailChimp. You can make it look as "manually typed out" as you want, and have each contact's name inserted at the right location so that each email reads...
Forum: FastMail Forum 23 Jul 2016, 03:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,286
Posted By kijinbear
I don't care about 2FA, because I rarely use the...

I don't care about 2FA, because I rarely use the web interface and I don't use the Fastmail app.

What I do care about is giving a different password to each PC or mobile app that I do use, so that I...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Jul 2016, 10:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,837
Posted By kijinbear
I use alternative logins in addition to the proxy...

I use alternative logins in addition to the proxy account. I think the two techniques are complementary, not meant to replace each other's role. Most mail clients cache things aggressively, so even...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jul 2016, 01:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,837
Posted By kijinbear
I've been doing exactly that for a couple of...

I've been doing exactly that for a couple of years.

The main account has 10 years of email history. I never log into it from untrusted computers. My smartphone counts as untrusted because of the...
Forum: Email Help Needed! 22 Jun 2016, 12:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,114
Posted By kijinbear
Generally, the problem with free services is that...

Generally, the problem with free services is that they don't charge for things that should cost money, and try to recoup their losses by charging for things that should be free (or charging a lot for...
Forum: FastMail Forum 18 Apr 2016, 10:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,789
Posted By kijinbear
As ChinaLamb said, every bit of information that...

As ChinaLamb said, every bit of information that you send to and receive from FastMail is already encrypted. So a hidden service would give you just as much security as accessing FastMail through...
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Apr 2016, 09:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,715
Posted By kijinbear
On the other hand, if OP already has a website...

On the other hand, if OP already has a website hosted elsewhere, changing nameservers and DNS records carries just as much risk of bringing the website down. That is, unless FM can automatically...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Mar 2016, 11:09 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,115
Posted By kijinbear
And the keys are in Australia the last time I...

And the keys are in Australia the last time I heard about it. I don't know how well-prepared they are for hardware intrusion, though. Hopefully their servers will wipe their own RAM if any intrusion...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 25 Feb 2016, 05:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,117
Posted By kijinbear
I really hope they stay away from that path....

I really hope they stay away from that path. There are plenty of good mail clients in the mobile space, some of which are even open-source. Thunderbird should try to become the best desktop mail...
Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge 19 Jan 2016, 09:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,405
Posted By kijinbear
LastPass is very good at taking proactive...

LastPass is very good at taking proactive measures to protect their users. If you ever read about an attack on LastPass, chances are they already worked with the security researcher who found out...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 10 Jan 2016, 01:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,171
Posted By kijinbear
As n5bb's link above says, spam is unsolicited...

As n5bb's link above says, spam is unsolicited bulk email.

Either condition alone does not suffice. Both conditions must be met. Your client's emails are clearly unsolicited, so the first condition...
Forum: Email Help Needed! 10 Jan 2016, 01:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,544
Posted By kijinbear
If you really need to check that email, you could...

If you really need to check that email, you could do so with IMAP+SSL or POP3+SSL instead of webmail.
Forum: Email Help Needed! 3 Jan 2016, 10:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,952
Posted By kijinbear
If you need to communicate with people who have...

If you need to communicate with people who have no idea what PGP encryption even means, you will have no choice but to send your messages without encryption. In that case, why bother using an...
Forum: Google Gmail Forum 2 Jan 2016, 10:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,466
Posted By kijinbear
If you select all the conversations on the first...

If you select all the conversations on the first page by clicking the box in the top left, Gmail will display a small notice and give you the option to select every conversation in your Inbox (or...
Forum: Email Help Needed! 2 Jan 2016, 10:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,544
Posted By kijinbear
Yes, there is risk. SSL on the login page only...

Yes, there is risk. SSL on the login page only protects your password. It doesn't protect anything that is subsequently transmitted in the clear, such as the entire contents of your mailbox.

If you...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Dec 2015, 06:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,929
Posted By kijinbear
A lot of those arguments would have applied...

A lot of those arguments would have applied perfectly well to good old HTTPS only a few years ago, and yet we're entering the age of nearly universal HTTPS adoption, at least on websites where...
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