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15 Oct 2024, 09:12 AM | #1 |
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pobox will be migrated to fastmail
See this help doc for migration,
https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/a...or-Pobox-users They said it will happen next month. |
15 Oct 2024, 09:18 AM | #2 | |
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And see this doc for storage plan,
https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/a...ed-Pobox-users such as the plan of mine, Quote:
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15 Oct 2024, 02:51 PM | #3 |
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I am surprised that for pobox basic account,
the incoming messages don?t reach into mailbox, which is provided by FM for free. So what?s the usage of that mailbox and webmail? |
15 Oct 2024, 02:52 PM | #4 |
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For now if you want a forwarding only provider as an alternative,
https://pobox.be/ Could be considered. |
15 Oct 2024, 03:55 PM | #5 | |
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I'm asking this because some of my incoming emails do have quite big attachments... Last edited by odedp : 17 Oct 2024 at 05:52 AM. |
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15 Oct 2024, 05:04 PM | #6 |
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15 Oct 2024, 05:36 PM | #7 |
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15 Oct 2024, 06:58 PM | #8 | |
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I guess Fastmail setup the migrated accounts to work as close as possible to their previous settings in Pobox. So if they only forwarded messages they don't keep a copy. (Another possibility is that the target is the inbox, and then there are Sieve rules that forward and don't keep a copy). |
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15 Oct 2024, 07:54 PM | #9 | |
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They can be forwarded only. But FM does provide a mailbox for pobox basic acct. |
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15 Oct 2024, 09:17 PM | #10 |
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15 Oct 2024, 09:36 PM | #11 |
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16 Oct 2024, 09:40 PM | #12 |
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What??
This is all a bit of a shock - what's the story behind this move? Merging the two email services seems to be adding a lot of complexity with no obvious benefits for customers. Does this mean increased costs/subscriptions?
Fastmail doesn't have the greatest reputation in this area does it? What are the downsides here? |
16 Oct 2024, 10:28 PM | #13 |
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It makes sense for Fastmail. One set of infrastructure instead of two. Probably consolidating staff functions in one location or another. Probably reduced costs overall. For example, they will eventually disable the POBox.com website and not have to maintain it or market it. I suspect the move will be fine for some POBox customers and not so good for others. Jeffpan, for example, will miss the pure forwarding option for multiple domains of POBox Basic at only $20 per year. In general, I think it is a good thing when companies simplify their offerings. I'd rather have just a few really good products that are well supported.
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16 Oct 2024, 11:35 PM | #14 |
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Australian Servers
No privacy concerns?
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17 Oct 2024, 07:37 AM | #15 |
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what I like for classic pobox:
1. solid forwarding 2. free smtp relay 3. domain hosting But now days there seem are many alternatives to pobox, like forwardemail and simplelogin. So keeping a simple forwarding service has no much core competitiveness today. But fastmail is always one of the best email services on this world. Focusing on developing Fastmail may be a wise choice. Anyway I'd say sorry to pobox, which I have used for 15 years. A legendary brand fell from this time. |
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