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Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Jul 2006, 12:18 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 645
Posted By AlexR
Mails not getting through

Hi,

Someone tried to send me a mail via his guestbook system, but it got rejected by FM's servers, or so it would seem:

Here is some...
Forum: FastMail Forum 18 Nov 2005, 08:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,390
Posted By AlexR
It's here: FM Blog (http://blog.fastmail.fm/)

It's here:

FM Blog (http://blog.fastmail.fm/)
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Nov 2005, 08:53 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,958
Posted By AlexR
I don't see why a replicated system should be so...

I don't see why a replicated system should be so difficult to set up and why I should not be reliable - basically you have two systems the active and the passive, active system goes down and passive...
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Nov 2005, 08:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 894
Posted By AlexR
Didn't someone say that FM's system was running...

Didn't someone say that FM's system was running on Maxtor drives:D Only joking:)

But I would like to know what make of drives they are using.
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Nov 2005, 08:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,390
Posted By AlexR
I suspect FM may well be looking at their...

I suspect FM may well be looking at their business plan very closely at the moment;) . And knowing FM, they will implement changes - some have already been mentioned in the FAQ re the server crash.
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Nov 2005, 09:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,390
Posted By AlexR
Question Was this outage really FM's fault?

Having had a quick look around the FM blog, I noticed the name of a hosting company. As far as I understand, FM does not have its own data centre, so it relies on the services of third party...
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Nov 2005, 09:15 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 561
Posted By AlexR
Lessons learnt

Well, everything seems to be back up and running and thanks to the gods of providence it all happened over a weekend.

It must have been a testing time for the FM crew - and it's no wonder that their...
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Nov 2005, 09:26 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 59,617
Posted By AlexR
Re: Fix the root cause

Of course you are both right - but in the interim a new feature such as the one I've suggested could help - if only a little.
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Nov 2005, 09:14 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 59,617
Posted By AlexR
Constructive reply :D But being realistic for a...

Constructive reply :D

But being realistic for a moment - outages can and do happen - a system such as this could save a lot of dissatisfaction and keep up us all up and running. No?

I would use...
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Nov 2005, 08:49 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 59,617
Posted By AlexR
An Idea

Is this possible?

For situations such as these:

Allow all users to choose a secondary account - not FM - to which all mails will be redirected in the event of an outage - bounce or redirect - I...
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Nov 2005, 08:17 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 59,617
Posted By AlexR
Jeff, Many thanks for the info - it's...

Jeff,

Many thanks for the info - it's appreciated.
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Nov 2005, 07:10 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 59,617
Posted By AlexR
I have just setup a trial account with MailSnare...

I have just setup a trial account with MailSnare - which I shall use while FM is down - it's expensive - and I'm going to post in their forums to ask about their outage record, before I decide to...
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Nov 2005, 06:19 PM
Replies: 376
Views: 59,617
Posted By AlexR
Time to review server set-up strategy methinks. ...

Time to review server set-up strategy methinks. Anything like a RAID server exist? So if one goes down, the other kicks in?

2 days - which is the timescale showing up when you try to login from the...
Forum: FastMail Forum 25 Oct 2005, 05:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,085
Posted By AlexR
It seems to be all working now!:)

It seems to be all working now!:)
Forum: FastMail Forum 25 Oct 2005, 05:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,085
Posted By AlexR
Hi, Italy here, 9.40am. I can't send mail at the...

Hi,

Italy here, 9.40am. I can't send mail at the moment - TBird is throwing SMTP problem messages (server refusing connections/may be unavailable) at me and I can't get to the FM home page.

Is this...
Forum: FastMail Forum 7 Jul 2005, 09:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,038
Posted By AlexR
Interesting Javier. Maybe the security forces...

Interesting Javier. Maybe the security forces are intercepting everything in order to analyse any suspicious mails which may be connected to the explosions? Don't know, but it's wierd.

As a matter...
Forum: FastMail Forum 7 Jul 2005, 09:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,038
Posted By AlexR
Not getting mail - bombs in London?

Hi,

I'm expecting a mail from Dell Italy (I'm in Milan, Italy btw) - but it's not getting through for some reason?

Could this problem be being caused by the explosions in London. I ran a tracert...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Jun 2005, 07:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 392
Posted By AlexR
Email headers

Hi,

I've recently set up an alias in my Fastmail full account - something like misteralex at fastmail fm to use an address which I can 'throw away' in the event that it gets spammed. However, I've...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Oct 2004, 06:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,878
Posted By AlexR
Hi, This happened to me a few moments ago in...

Hi,
This happened to me a few moments ago in Italy - the screen told me to wait for a few moments then try again - I waited, I tried again and I entered my account- all fine.

Must be glitch or...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 19 May 2004, 11:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,485
Posted By AlexR
Off topic By gum, you've got a long memory,...

Off topic



By gum, you've got a long memory, teacher!! - Well, now you know:D

Keep on changing those fans, don't want noone overheating out there;)

A
Forum: The Technical Zone... 19 May 2004, 11:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,485
Posted By AlexR
Good point Killer, but the PC in question was...

Good point Killer, but the PC in question was booting right into Win XP before re-booting - so it's diffiucult to know.

A
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 May 2004, 11:06 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 34,546
Posted By AlexR
I think FM should outdo the lot of them and offer...

I think FM should outdo the lot of them and offer Full members 1 GB and Enhanced members 2 GB:) ...all for free, of course!

Seriously, I would not be unhappy if FM would up its account space limits,...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 19 May 2004, 10:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,485
Posted By AlexR
Arrow It's not always the fault of a virus!

Hi,

Just thought I'd share my experience with everyone, and hopefully help someone in the process.

Yesterday my wife called me from work saying 'my pc's re-booting itself every few minutes'. Aha,...
Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge 19 Apr 2004, 09:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,683
Posted By AlexR
I'm on a 10 megabits cable (optical fibre...

I'm on a 10 megabits cable (optical fibre connection - Fastweb - Italian provider) Uploads are around half the speed. The real speed is somewhere between 6 to 8 mbps, depending on where the server...
Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge 2 Apr 2004, 11:06 PM
Replies: 9,546
Views: 3,168,311
Posted By AlexR
lapping

lapping
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