"Rename Fastmail to OMail"? - Page 4

Obius · 7 May 2010, 02:26 AM

FastMail.fm is a great name for an email service. Fast is a desirable feature, and is an aim of the service. The .fm - the first two letters of Fast and Mail - is cool and a bit different but logical and easy to remember.

OperaMail on the other hand - sung drama mail - doesn't conjure up anything much related to an email service.

B4its2L8 · 7 May 2010, 03:35 AM

Well, then, perhaps they could at least make Opera.fm one of the alternate addresses.

drew · 7 May 2010, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Obius

FastMail.fm is a great name for an email service. ...The .fm - the first two letters of Fast and Mail - is cool and a bit different but logical and easy to remember.

Well yes and a Big No!!!

FM said over phone comes out as SM which is not so cool always.

F and S is very hard to hear difference over noisy Mobile phones.

I tested this on a female friend and she told me.
"You have to say Sierra or Foxtrot so I know if it is SM or FM"

**Shelded** · 7 May 2010, 05:29 AM

Only if you typically are recommending SM.

For me there's no ambiguity.

Maybe invest in a good phone, too.

keysnpics · 7 May 2010, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by hadaso

That's correct. But the name itself (Fastmail) is pretty good and catchy, so they might want to keep it. They might also be able to get fastmail.com. Many acquired services have kept their names (Hotmail, Flickr, YouTube, Picasa are just a few well known examples).

I hadn't rung up Fastmail.com in a while. Just redirects to Fastweb.com, which has nothing (nada, zero, zilch, nichts) to do with email (it's a scholarship search provider). I'm sure uber-rich (or perhaps suddenly not) Opera could convince Fastweb to give up the non-sensical domain, no?

**Shelded** · 7 May 2010, 07:29 AM

that association is something your ISP is doing for (to) you. Fastmail.com does nothing at all here. It used to be an email provider.

Ohhh, it makes a diff if you enter www.fastmail.com vs fastmail.com (they need someone to help them set up decent DNS

)

robert@fm · 7 May 2010, 10:07 AM

I add my vote for opera.fm and operamail.fm to be added to the FM domain portfolio.

Also, if Opera have (or get) an Italian presence they could get some cool domains such as fastmail.it and send.it.

Merovingian · 9 May 2010, 08:31 PM

It sure would be nice after all these years to get fastmail.com. Maybe it is possible now being backed by Opera? I remember Rob saying that it just wasn't worth the $ that was being asked for fastmail.com.

Although, with a lot of users owning their own domains, it's hard to imagine a lot of money being spent on yet another domain, since they already have so many to utilize.

B4its2L8 · 9 May 2010, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Merovingian

It sure would be nice after all these years to get fastmail.com. Maybe it is possible now being backed by Opera?

Or even a nice, short "fm.com."

ChinaLamb · 9 May 2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Merovingian

It sure would be nice after all these years to get fastmail.com. Maybe it is possible now being backed by Opera? I remember Rob saying that it just wasn't worth the $ that was being asked for fastmail.com.

Although, with a lot of users owning their own domains, it's hard to imagine a lot of money being spent on yet another domain, since they already have so many to utilize.

Opera is the brand they are trying to expand. I doubt they'd spend too much expanding the fastmail brand... From a business p.o.v. that is...

drew · 10 May 2010, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by B4its2L8

Or even a nice, short "fm.com."

short and sweet but as anything that sound or look nice it is already taken.

Was fastmail.net among the Guest accounts or not?
Maybe I should have been more patient and tried again and again?

Now I have myfastmail.com a bit long.

Are free accounts allowed to change the domain?

paleolith · 22 May 2010, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by drew

mail = mejl OperaMail becomes then OperaMejl Hahah

operamejl.se and fastmejl.se are both available ... with the merger, FM might get interested in picking up more names using country TLDs. The cost is very small for not-currently-registered names. They are more reluctant when they have to pay a squatter's ransom. (I remember them asking here a few years ago about the interest in some new domain name which they would have to buy, not just register.)

Edward

Mystakill · 23 May 2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by drew

Are free accounts allowed to change the domain?

No, only paid accounts can change domains upon renewals. They can also configure aliases in multiple different domains, although the number varies depending on the account type.

pingme97 · 24 May 2010, 02:57 AM

If at all Opera wants to change the name, they should buy "fastmail.com" and make it the primary domain.

I beleive that will have much better brand value to the fastmail name and opera

qwertz123456 · 24 May 2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by pingme97

If at all Opera wants to change the name, they should buy "fastmail.com" and make it the primary domain.

Agree! .com is definitely the better domain, because I lot of people often say: "What? .fm?" when you tell them your email address. I personally don't mind .fm, but it's just better for these purposes. But I don't believe that fastmail.com would be cheap to buy, that's if they are willing to sell.

7 May 2010, 02:26 AM	#46
Obius Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 34	FastMail.fm is a great name for an email service. Fast is a desirable feature, and is an aim of the service. The .fm - the first two letters of Fast and Mail - is cool and a bit different but logical and easy to remember. OperaMail on the other hand - sung drama mail - doesn't conjure up anything much related to an email service.

7 May 2010, 03:35 AM	#47
B4its2L8 Master of the @ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hiding under my bed Posts: 1,465	Well, then, perhaps they could at least make Opera.fm one of the alternate addresses.

7 May 2010, 05:29 AM	#49
Shelded Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Northwest Posts: 3,849	Only if you typically are recommending SM. For me there's no ambiguity. Maybe invest in a good phone, too.

7 May 2010, 07:29 AM	#51
Shelded Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USA Northwest Posts: 3,849	that association is something your ISP is doing for (to) you. Fastmail.com does nothing at all here. It used to be an email provider. Ohhh, it makes a diff if you enter www.fastmail.com vs fastmail.com (they need someone to help them set up decent DNS )

7 May 2010, 10:07 AM	#52
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	I add my vote for opera.fm and operamail.fm to be added to the FM domain portfolio. Also, if Opera have (or get) an Italian presence they could get some cool domains such as fastmail.it and send.it.

9 May 2010, 08:31 PM	#53
Merovingian Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,583	It sure would be nice after all these years to get fastmail.com. Maybe it is possible now being backed by Opera? I remember Rob saying that it just wasn't worth the $ that was being asked for fastmail.com. Although, with a lot of users owning their own domains, it's hard to imagine a lot of money being spent on yet another domain, since they already have so many to utilize.

24 May 2010, 02:57 AM	#59
pingme97 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 427	If at all Opera wants to change the name, they should buy "fastmail.com" and make it the primary domain. I beleive that will have much better brand value to the fastmail name and opera