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Forum: FastMail Forum 7 Nov 2012, 11:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,002
Posted By astral
Joe, I agree very much with you. I raised a...

Joe, I agree very much with you. I raised a support ticket and was told to change my bookmarks to bookmark the longer URL. That's the wrong attitude. If I only have one account, why oh why would you...
Forum: FastMail Forum 31 Oct 2012, 03:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,392
Posted By astral
I can pay $50/year to Google Apps for their...

I can pay $50/year to Google Apps for their premium no ads service. Today they also released compose improvements. The contrast in forward-thinking about e-mail is staggering. It's too bad that there...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Oct 2012, 11:30 PM
Replies: 343
Views: 59,323
Posted By astral
I agree. I don't think they get it. I have to...

I agree. I don't think they get it.

I have to keep selecting my account when I log back into the mail too. What's up with that?

The sad part is that there is simplicity in settings (which is...
Forum: FastMail Forum 8 Aug 2012, 11:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,017
Posted By astral
can't login to account, says bad password, IMAP...

can't login to account, says bad password, IMAP works fine w/ same pwd
Forum: FastMail Forum 6 Sep 2007, 02:38 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,376
Posted By astral
Here's a radical idea: Fastmail web UI option to...

Here's a radical idea:

Fastmail web UI option to NOT SHOW deleted messages. Do not show them crossed out. Just don't show them.

Maybe auto-purge later, or whatever. I have an IMAP client that I...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 28 Nov 2005, 10:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,559
Posted By astral
I use Fastmail. Runbox doesn't back up their...

I use Fastmail. Runbox doesn't back up their e-mail storage. If their drives crash, your e-mail is GONE. Fastmail is therefore more reliable.

Fastmail is fast and the web interface is fast and...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Nov 2005, 03:16 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,129
Posted By astral
I really wanted to like Horde/IMP. However, it...

I really wanted to like Horde/IMP. However, it was too slow, too heavy, too much stuff on the screen before the real useful content (i.e. my e-mails). It upset me that the folder list didn't refresh...
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Nov 2005, 11:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,152
Posted By astral
Why not just modify every single subject line to...

Why not just modify every single subject line to include the spam header?

So if the incoming e-mail said:

Subject: Proposed charter
Subject: Proposed charter

convert it to:

Subject: [SPAM:#####]...
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Nov 2005, 01:49 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,654
Posted By astral
what would the new hires do? seriously, if you...

what would the new hires do? seriously, if you look at last weekend's the triple drive failure, the major reason for the substantial downtime is the time it took to recover around a terabyte of data...
Forum: FastMail Forum 15 Nov 2005, 02:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 898
Posted By astral
it's just a permanent data unavailability error!...

it's just a permanent data unavailability error! big deal.


(actually that's pretty terrible. losing mails? no backups? oh my!)

on a second thought: wow, i am now so glad i didn't choose runbox two...
Forum: FastMail Forum 15 Nov 2005, 01:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,837
Posted By astral
these automatic config options are unfortunately...

these automatic config options are unfortunately not available when you have a custom script.
Forum: FastMail Forum 15 Nov 2005, 12:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,837
Posted By astral
ah, OK, I suppose I didn't have copy then. Eh,...

ah, OK, I suppose I didn't have copy then.

Eh, if I only didn't edit my sieve script by hand! (And the only reason for doing so was to be able to apply FM rules to existing mail...)
Forum: FastMail Forum 15 Nov 2005, 12:43 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 24,500
Posted By astral
I'm trialing tuffmail right now, but I don't like...

I'm trialing tuffmail right now, but I don't like either of the available web interfaces. I don't like Squirrelmail at all.

IMP 4 is only option that's worth anything there and that interface feels...
Forum: FastMail Forum 15 Nov 2005, 12:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,837
Posted By astral
hmm, looks like redirect followed by a keep may...

hmm, looks like redirect followed by a keep may work.
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Nov 2005, 11:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,837
Posted By astral
grrr, nope, I get "script errors: line 71: copy...

grrr, nope, I get "script errors: line 71: copy not required" when I try redirect :copy. However, non-:copy redirect doesn't keep the emails at FM.

Any ideas?
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Nov 2005, 11:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,837
Posted By astral
aha! if true { redirect :copy...

aha!

if true {
redirect :copy "xxx@xyz";
}
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Nov 2005, 11:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,837
Posted By astral
forwarding e-mail from FM post-reception?

I have a custom sieve script running custom filtering. However, I'd like to forward every e-mail I get to another e-mail account AS WELL as receive it into my fastmail account. So for every e-mail, I...
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Nov 2005, 10:46 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 10,506
Posted By astral
Two drives failed within half-hour of each other....

Two drives failed within half-hour of each other. There was no days of waiting or anything, so no, you haven't seen this before. Once the two drives failed (within the error recovery capability of...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 13 Nov 2005, 02:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,593
Posted By astral
I see your point and the features you want that...

I see your point and the features you want that are missing from gmail. I totally understand. No doubt, fastmail trumps over many many things, including gmail, in terms of features. Heck, freely...
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Nov 2005, 06:27 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 7,271
Posted By astral
i'm back online as of about 5:15pm (could've been...

i'm back online as of about 5:15pm (could've been earlier, but didn't check). this actually makes it exactly 2 days of downtime (from thursday 5:15). I have 222mb of mail.
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 12 Nov 2005, 01:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,593
Posted By astral
c'mon, gmail doesn't stink. sure, the tabs may...

c'mon, gmail doesn't stink. sure, the tabs may not work. but they GET what e-mail experience should be. it just works, and works well.

my needs aren't too complex. i want a bunch of space (500mb or...
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Nov 2005, 06:26 AM
Replies: 376
Views: 60,268
Posted By astral
I think your consipracy theory is a little...

I think your consipracy theory is a little far-fetched. I've had my fastmail account for 2+ years, and didn't experience any downtime that I remember being particularly bad (maybe 3 hours tops?)....
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 12 Nov 2005, 06:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,593
Posted By astral
Well, I can live with substandard spam filtering....

Well, I can live with substandard spam filtering. It seems like getting a Yahoo Plus account and then hoping for the new beta interface would be the way to go..
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Nov 2005, 06:09 AM
Replies: 376
Views: 60,268
Posted By astral
yes, and this hurts a lot. how many lists will...

yes, and this hurts a lot. how many lists will you be unsubscribed from? how many customers or others will think that they have the wrong e-mail address and will nuke it from their address books? how...
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Nov 2005, 06:07 AM
Replies: 376
Views: 60,268
Posted By astral
not everyone has mission critical e-mail. i have...

not everyone has mission critical e-mail. i have this as personal account. this weekend, there is nothing really important, so i can live with the downtime (and i was lucky to have my domain at...
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