Flakey Fastmail

pjroutledge · 18 Oct 2022, 08:15 AM

Over the last few days I've been finding Fastmail access flakey.

Using webmail (Vivaldi 5.5.2805.38, Windows 10 19044.2130), the iOS Fastmail client and the Android Fastmail client.
Same problem over the home broadband and mobile broadband.

I haven't timed it (because I've been giving up after 5-10 seconds) but I'm finding that the mail and the calendar are showing the animated bars or 'Loading Events'.

They do eventually update (in the background, while I'm doing something else).

I've set up temporary alternative clients as a workaround (which works, but not my preferred way of working).

Is it just me?

PS I'm in Melbourne, Australia.

PPS I currently have Fastmail webmail open in both Firefox and Vivaldi (on the same PC). Firefox is showing Calendar events (in the RHS sidebar. Vivaldi is "Loading Events".

gardenweed · 18 Oct 2022, 08:41 AM

I'm using MS Edge.
It consistently loads FM and the calendar on RH sidebar in around 7-8 seconds for me after clicking the icon on my home page.
Seems normal.

TenFour · 18 Oct 2022, 09:32 AM

The Fastmail status page reported delays today. https://www.fastmailstatus.com/

trikotret · 18 Oct 2022, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenFour

The Fastmail status page reported delays today. https://www.fastmailstatus.com/

They keep having delays. Are they under Ddos attacks again? Their tweets are vague. Just we are temp down

pjroutledge · 18 Oct 2022, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardenweed

I'm using MS Edge.
It consistently loads FM and the calendar on RH sidebar in around 7-8 seconds for me after clicking the icon on my home page.
Seems normal.

I'm used to a much faster response than that. FM pages were loading in less than 1 second, until a few days ago. (I reckoned the speed of loading legitimised the use of 'Fast' in their moniker.)

xyzzy · 18 Oct 2022, 03:11 PM

Occasionally I see my iOS FM app hang when opening where it just shows the progress bars. When that happens I just kill the app and relaunch it and the app launches correctly.

Bamb0 · 18 Oct 2022, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikotret

They keep having delays. Are they under Ddos attacks again? Their tweets are vague. Just we are temp down

I wouldnt doubt it,seems like someone is always trying to hurt someone else

BritTim · 18 Oct 2022, 08:09 PM

I used to judge whether Fastmail had major global problems by reference to the Pingdom report. I gave Fastmail great credit for making those reports public. Unfortunately, they have now decided to become less transparent, and taken those reports private.

18 Oct 2022, 08:15 AM	#1
pjroutledge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Oz Posts: 133	Flakey Fastmail Over the last few days I've been finding Fastmail access flakey. Using webmail (Vivaldi 5.5.2805.38, Windows 10 19044.2130), the iOS Fastmail client and the Android Fastmail client. Same problem over the home broadband and mobile broadband. I haven't timed it (because I've been giving up after 5-10 seconds) but I'm finding that the mail and the calendar are showing the animated bars or 'Loading Events'. They do eventually update (in the background, while I'm doing something else). I've set up temporary alternative clients as a workaround (which works, but not my preferred way of working). Is it just me? PS I'm in Melbourne, Australia. PPS I currently have Fastmail webmail open in both Firefox and Vivaldi (on the same PC). Firefox is showing Calendar events (in the RHS sidebar. Vivaldi is "Loading Events". Last edited by pjroutledge : 18 Oct 2022 at 08:30 AM. Reason: Add Firefox vs Vivaldi observation

18 Oct 2022, 08:41 AM	#2
gardenweed Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 664	I'm using MS Edge. It consistently loads FM and the calendar on RH sidebar in around 7-8 seconds for me after clicking the icon on my home page. Seems normal.

18 Oct 2022, 09:32 AM	#3
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,739	The Fastmail status page reported delays today. https://www.fastmailstatus.com/

18 Oct 2022, 03:11 PM	#6
xyzzy Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 477	Occasionally I see my iOS FM app hang when opening where it just shows the progress bars. When that happens I just kill the app and relaunch it and the app launches correctly.

18 Oct 2022, 08:09 PM	#8
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,095	I used to judge whether Fastmail had major global problems by reference to the Pingdom report. I gave Fastmail great credit for making those reports public. Unfortunately, they have now decided to become less transparent, and taken those reports private.