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Forum: FastMail Forum 24 Oct 2006, 10:19 AM
Replies: 194
Views: 14,413
Posted By registered_user
Re: fastmail is rubbish - discuss

Are you still here? Why?
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Oct 2006, 10:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 537
Posted By registered_user
Additionally, I'd like someone to provide a...

Additionally, I'd like someone to provide a written-in-stone list of what outgoing SMTP servers FM uses so that we know how to set SPF records on other DNS servers. I'm assuming...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 13 Oct 2006, 03:35 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,784
Posted By registered_user
Using your own domain name is always better than...

Using your own domain name is always better than using a generic domain name. Like Reuven already said, it gives you more flexibility when choosing providers and more transparency if you have to...
Forum: FastMail Forum 2 Oct 2006, 01:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 862
Posted By registered_user
SPF?

Has anyone investigated using SPF records for their account? I've been thinking about setting up an SPF record for my domain name (due to a recent increase in backscatter thanks to some spammers in...
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Sep 2006, 09:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,935
Posted By registered_user
Tbird has its quirks too. It's just a matter of...

Tbird has its quirks too. It's just a matter of whose quirks are more annoying to you. The IMAP bugs in Mail just finally got the better of me. If Apple would just fix IMAP folder support in Mail,...
Forum: FastMail Forum 13 Sep 2006, 07:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,935
Posted By registered_user
It's a bug in Mail. Mail does the same thing with...

It's a bug in Mail. Mail does the same thing with all IMAP accounts except for .Mac addresses. It didn't do that in Panther (in my experience) but it does in Tiger. Search in MacOSXHints or other OS...
Forum: FastMail Forum 8 Sep 2006, 11:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 750
Posted By registered_user
I think for people who use the web client, that...

I think for people who use the web client, that would be a great idea, and it's one of those kind of obvious features that it's not surprising no one thought of before, but once it is thought of, it...
Forum: FastMail Forum 6 Sep 2006, 12:36 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,581
Posted By registered_user
Re: Not like this

Yahoo was down for two days for some people just this past July. A large amount of the incoming mail to those accounts was lost during the outage (probably not the spam though which every Yahoo user...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 2 Sep 2006, 11:56 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,796
Posted By registered_user
That's all a matter of perspective. If you had...

That's all a matter of perspective. If you had some crackpot customer making vague threats or potentially slanderous statements, then it would be acceptable for the business to defend...
Forum: FastMail Forum 2 Sep 2006, 01:41 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,858
Posted By registered_user
Re: Class Action Lawsuit Against Fastmail

I haven't considered it because it's not feasible. That and I don't want to sue.



Hundreds? It's hard to say really. I'm not effected, and certainly more people are not effected than are (at most...
Forum: FastMail Forum 2 Sep 2006, 03:09 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 13,793
Posted By registered_user
Tuffmail has a good reputation, but their past is...

Tuffmail has a good reputation, but their past is peppered with a few major outages too. They haven't had a big one in a long time and they now have a reputation for great reliability, but they had...
Forum: FastMail Forum 2 Sep 2006, 02:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 898
Posted By registered_user
The reason for this is pretty simple and...

The reason for this is pretty simple and universal. Nobody's threaded message view (that's what it's generally called by the way) is as good as GMail's because google is using a pretty advanced set...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 2 Sep 2006, 02:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 790
Posted By registered_user
Then your security is largely dependent on you...

Then your security is largely dependent on you (as is usual in life). Protect your password. Use a good password to begin with. Use secure connections (SSL). Don't check your mail on an untrusted...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 1 Sep 2006, 09:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 790
Posted By registered_user
Webmail isn't secure, especially from political...

Webmail isn't secure, especially from political pressure (since Hotmail, Yahoo and GMail are all willing to provide records of your correspondence to government bodies who request it -- they have...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Sep 2006, 05:23 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,054
Posted By registered_user
1. You can't really include an image in your...

1. You can't really include an image in your signature without making your email HTML. You can attach images without using HTML, but then you really have no control over how (or if) those images are...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Sep 2006, 05:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,116
Posted By registered_user
The real problem is file formats, and there's no...

The real problem is file formats, and there's no argument that open source software is a better alternative for people worried about lock in. It's just a shame that user interfaces haven't advanced...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 31 Aug 2006, 06:25 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,839
Posted By registered_user
He asked about IMAP. I answered in an appropriate...

He asked about IMAP. I answered in an appropriate context, explaining essentially what advantages an email client has over webmail and the ecology within which this all exists (the very first...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 31 Aug 2006, 04:31 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,839
Posted By registered_user
See, all of those advantages have nothing to do...

See, all of those advantages have nothing to do with POP, except for the speed. My IMAP client does all of the things that POP supporters in that thread claim can only be done with POP, so their...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 31 Aug 2006, 03:05 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,555
Posted By registered_user
You're right that reading mail in transit is...

You're right that reading mail in transit is basically impossible to prevent, but I'm not sure that makes it legal (there have been several high profile court cases dealing with just this and there...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 31 Aug 2006, 03:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,839
Posted By registered_user
I think the advantages of IMAP are more obvious...

I think the advantages of IMAP are more obvious when you look at the alternatives in comparison.

POP: You retrieve mail onto your machine so you don't need internet access to read what you've...
Forum: FastMail Forum 31 Aug 2006, 02:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,116
Posted By registered_user
Re: Evolution Calendar / PIM

Have you considered Mac? They're cheap (yes, really -- the high cost argument is total bull and has been for several years now). They have all the commercial software you may need (office). They're...
Forum: Email Help Needed! 30 Aug 2006, 10:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,119
Posted By registered_user
If you're going to change your email address,...

If you're going to change your email address, what possible reason could you have for wanting to stay with Hotmail? We're talking about what is easily (and undeniably) one of the worst webmail...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Aug 2006, 10:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 691
Posted By registered_user
See, I don't get why Hotmail users just don't...

See, I don't get why Hotmail users just don't flee in droves (anymore, because there have been several mass exoduses in the past). You'd think your daughter would figure out that she's losing mail...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Aug 2006, 11:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 691
Posted By registered_user
Hotmail's junk mail filters are garbage. That's...

Hotmail's junk mail filters are garbage. That's the short answer.

The long answer (explaining why hotmail's spam filter is worthless) is mostly speculative, though it's tough to come up with...
Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 29 Aug 2006, 11:12 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 6,156
Posted By registered_user
The lack of OS X's Mail application seems to be...

The lack of OS X's Mail application seems to be kind of glaring here. Ditto for Entourage. Considering the high number of IMAP users on this forum (and the higher percentage of Mac users among IMAP...
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