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Forum: FastMail Forum 6 Jun 2017, 03:33 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,706
Posted By Jerry
Bandwidth

Before it goes away completely, I made some bandwidth tests, and I wanted to write the results down someplace I could find them in the future. This seemed like a good place.

To log in to the "New"...
Forum: Early Warning... 11 Apr 2017, 12:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,386
Posted By Jerry
First, note that I do not represent EVERYONE.NET...

First, note that I do not represent EVERYONE.NET or K.ST.

It appears to me that continuing email service will be handled differently by the owners of each of those cute domain names we all loved. ...
Forum: Early Warning... 4 Mar 2017, 03:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,386
Posted By Jerry
Everyone.net had one really nice feature that I...

Everyone.net had one really nice feature that I haven't been able to find in any of the remaining free services -- the ability to have a text-alert sent to my cellphone when new mail arrived. It...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Feb 2017, 12:52 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,706
Posted By Jerry
Multiple Interfaces

I wonder if the FASTMAIL gurus have considered the possibility of continuing the CLASSIC interface with fewer "crossties" to its full-featured NEW interface.

They've already removed access to a few...
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Feb 2017, 02:52 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,706
Posted By Jerry
You mean like the sites which are now trying to...

You mean like the sites which are now trying to rewrite their code to avoid FLASH and all its problems?
Forum: Early Warning... 8 Feb 2017, 06:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,386
Posted By Jerry
You may be out of luck, Rafe. Historically,...

You may be out of luck, Rafe. Historically, Everyone.net has made POP/IMAP/SMPT available to EXPORT mail only to paid its subscribers, although it allowed anyone to IMPORT mail to his free...
Forum: Early Warning... 4 Feb 2017, 04:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 13,520
Posted By Jerry
It works fine. I followed the instructions for...

It works fine. I followed the instructions for setting up an email client, and my old account came back perfectly. There's no web interface anymore -- you must use an email client.
Forum: Early Warning... 4 Feb 2017, 03:50 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 14,386
Posted By Jerry
I'll miss it. It's been totally reliable since...

I'll miss it. It's been totally reliable since 1998 and the "old" interface (still available) is so simple I could recommend it to my grandmother's friends without worry that they couldn't...
Forum: FastMail Forum 31 Jan 2017, 04:11 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,706
Posted By Jerry
When I set up my Motorola XT316 to use its...

When I set up my Motorola XT316 to use its built-in email app, I'm quite sure I never created (or used) a special "application password" -- I only used my regular password that I've always used for...
Forum: FastMail Forum 23 Jan 2017, 11:51 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,706
Posted By Jerry
Thanks Bruce. FOSSAMAIL won't work on my Win2K...

Thanks Bruce. FOSSAMAIL won't work on my Win2K laptop, but I discovered a cute simple email client built into the SEAMONKEY browser. Old versions are available for older operating systems. For...
Forum: FastMail Forum 21 Jan 2017, 11:23 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,706
Posted By Jerry
Now looking for a desktop client

Can anyone suggest a simple desktop IMAP client for those of us who don't need any fancy features? (I'm told I was one of the last 5 people who held onto old.fastmail.fm until forced off of it.) All...
Forum: FastMail Forum 6 Oct 2016, 07:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,432
Posted By Jerry
RESOLVED (but we don't know why exactly)

I turned this knotty problem over to the Fastmail gurus last week. It stumped the first echelon, so it got passed along to Yassar. We both wrestled with it for several days. It worked, then it...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Oct 2016, 04:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,432
Posted By Jerry
I pared my script down to a single entry, and...

I pared my script down to a single entry, and pasted it into the first "Insert Sieve Code Here" box of the four available boxes. No error messages were reported upon "saving."


if header :contains...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Sep 2016, 11:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,432
Posted By Jerry
Is SIEVE working OK?

My long-working custom SIEVE script seems to have stopped working in the last few days. Anybody else having any trouble?
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Jul 2016, 12:52 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,282
Posted By Jerry
Yep. Bogged down except to read messages. No...

Yep. Bogged down except to read messages. No outgoing mail service. And right on the heels of Fastmail's "New features, our next customer story and a FastMail user tip" rah-rah message.
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 1 Apr 2016, 12:08 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,706
Posted By Jerry
I don't know about ".to" TLDs, but ".tv" domains...

I don't know about ".to" TLDs, but ".tv" domains were outrageously priced at one time -- maybe they still are.
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 14 Mar 2016, 12:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 9,706
Posted By Jerry
"y.ro" looks promising -- it's still allowing...

"y.ro" looks promising -- it's still allowing free signups, pending "administrator approval within two days."

(EDIT) Well, that was fast. Approval arrived within 10 minutes. Web interface requires...
Forum: FastMail Forum 7 Nov 2015, 12:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,612
Posted By Jerry
"Insecure" and "Classic"

Any hints for logging in to "Insecure" AND "Classic"?
Forum: Email Help Needed! 4 Aug 2015, 05:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,796
Posted By Jerry
Hmmm...

Maybe I'm not supposed to know about this, but my K.ST accounts continue to function.
Forum: FastMail Forum 21 May 2015, 10:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jerry
The Good News Is . . .

. . . It's mysteriously started working again today.
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 May 2015, 01:37 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jerry
I haven't done that yet. The last time this...

I haven't done that yet. The last time this quirk arose it affected many people who piled on the EmailDiscussions "thread bandwagon" and FM programmers picked up on it right from the forum. (New...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 May 2015, 01:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jerry
I've already done that several times. (And for...

I've already done that several times. (And for Opera users, don't forget there's a "Delete new cookies when exiting Opera" option that needs to be disabled for these kinds of "Remember Me on This...
Forum: FastMail Forum 18 May 2015, 09:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,567
Posted By Jerry
Maybe Related, Maybe Not

At about the time m46ah_30 started this thread, my laptop stopped "remembering" my insecure logins when I use Opera v8.54, and it always used to. It still works OK when I use Opera v12.02, but...
Forum: Email Help Needed! 18 Mar 2015, 10:33 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,796
Posted By Jerry
This won't surprise you

I failed to mention that one can upgrade one's free account to a paid account and not have to worry about logging in every 30 days while one is traveling in a rural country.

BTW, you won't lose your...
Forum: Email Help Needed! 14 Mar 2015, 08:57 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,796
Posted By Jerry
An "inactivity limit" is definitely imposed, even...

An "inactivity limit" is definitely imposed, even on "active domains." The official rule is "30 days," but I have reason to believe it is somewhat longer than that. I log in (only) once a month...
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