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If we take Fastmail at their word that they are discontinuing member accounts to help simplify their internal architecture, what could this mean?
It certainly shouldn't be losing a row or two in the database.
The web interface is different for the various account types so maybe this is the problem. There are at least three clear solutions to this:
1) Cancel the accounts. Fastmail perception: apparently positive. Member perception: decidedly negative.
2) Make the member accounts into free basic accounts as mentioned above. Fastmail perception: ??. Member perception: presumably positive.
3) Remove the webmail interface for member accounts. Members would still need a way to manage passwords(if only since Fastmail changes how passwords work), but the password/security management page is presumably the same for all account types providing the necessary simplification. Fastmail perception: ??. Member perception: ??, fine with me, this would be infinitely better than #1, and barely worse than #2. I never use the webmail interface anyway except to change passwords and delete trash.
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