My Opera mail was being forwarded to Fastmail

willinhwd · 12 Apr 2011, 06:46 AM

Hello -

I now have both Opera and Fastmail accounts. I was having my Opera mail forwarded to my new Fastmail account when Operamail said they were shutting down. Do I still need to maintain (log in occasionally) to my new Opera/Fastmail accounts to receive the mail in my first Fastmail account?

I don't need 3 accounts. I've paid for the first Fastmail account, it's IMAP'd to my computer's mail app, and I've started telling people to use that one, so I want to keep it. But, there are still people and institutions that have my old Opera ones.

My guess is that a lot of people are in the same situation, but I didn't see any posts about it, or a mention of it in the announcements.

Thanks.

BritTim · 12 Apr 2011, 06:35 PM

If your operamail account has the same name (before the @) as your paid Fastmail account, then you are entitled to use it as an alias. I think you can just submit a support request asking them to convert the operamail account to be an alias of the Fastmail account.

Otherwise, it might be safest to set up a little script on your computer that periodically logs in to the operamail account just to ensure it stays active. In my experience, it is dangerous to rely on doing these things manually.

willinhwd · 13 Apr 2011, 09:19 PM

I've submitted a support ticket for the one that has the same name (how did I know that would come in useful someday?), and I'll see if I can do the script for the other one.

Cheers, mate!

willinhwd · 14 Apr 2011, 08:08 PM

I went throught the process with support, and was, in fact, able to set up both operamail accounts as aliases of my fastmail account. I don't think it can be done without them. For anyone else who wishes to do this, the terminology he used was that he could "consolidate" both my operamail accounts into my fastmail account, then "both the operamail.com addresses would be set as an alias for you".

Problem solved. Thanks again for setting me on the right path, BritTim.

BritTim · 15 Apr 2011, 12:39 AM

Glad it went smoothly.

Also, a belated welcome to the forums!

12 Apr 2011, 06:46 AM	#1
willinhwd Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles via Montreal Posts: 3	My Opera mail was being forwarded to Fastmail Hello - I now have both Opera and Fastmail accounts. I was having my Opera mail forwarded to my new Fastmail account when Operamail said they were shutting down. Do I still need to maintain (log in occasionally) to my new Opera/Fastmail accounts to receive the mail in my first Fastmail account? I don't need 3 accounts. I've paid for the first Fastmail account, it's IMAP'd to my computer's mail app, and I've started telling people to use that one, so I want to keep it. But, there are still people and institutions that have my old Opera ones. My guess is that a lot of people are in the same situation, but I didn't see any posts about it, or a mention of it in the announcements. Thanks.

13 Apr 2011, 09:19 PM	#3
willinhwd Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles via Montreal Posts: 3	Thanks, BritTim I've submitted a support ticket for the one that has the same name (how did I know that would come in useful someday?), and I'll see if I can do the script for the other one. Cheers, mate!

14 Apr 2011, 08:08 PM	#4
willinhwd Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles via Montreal Posts: 3	Update I went throught the process with support, and was, in fact, able to set up both operamail accounts as aliases of my fastmail account. I don't think it can be done without them. For anyone else who wishes to do this, the terminology he used was that he could "consolidate" both my operamail accounts into my fastmail account, then "both the operamail.com addresses would be set as an alias for you". Problem solved. Thanks again for setting me on the right path, BritTim.

12 Apr 2011, 06:35 PM	#2
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,095	If your operamail account has the same name (before the @) as your paid Fastmail account, then you are entitled to use it as an alias. I think you can just submit a support request asking them to convert the operamail account to be an alias of the Fastmail account. Otherwise, it might be safest to set up a little script on your computer that periodically logs in to the operamail account just to ensure it stays active. In my experience, it is dangerous to rely on doing these things manually.

15 Apr 2011, 12:39 AM	#5
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,095	Glad it went smoothly. Also, a belated welcome to the forums!