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Forum: FastMail Forum 8 Mar 2017, 12:08 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 271,410
Posted By curmudgeon
Yep, should have done this ages ago. Thought it...

Yep, should have done this ages ago. Thought it would be difficult, but it was incredibly easy.

First, found a low cost domain seller in namesilo (https://www.namesilo.com/pricing.php?rid=35faf42ln)...
Forum: FastMail Forum 26 Feb 2017, 03:20 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 151,259
Posted By curmudgeon
I'm outta here after June (been with Fastmail...

I'm outta here after June (been with Fastmail since 2002, too).

I simply can't stand working with the default interface (the worst is its tendency to grab my keyboard shortcuts for some...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Jul 2014, 04:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 934
Posted By curmudgeon
The sentence right above the one I quoted...

The sentence right above the one I quoted mentioned different limits for legacy accounts (as far as the number and size of messages such an account could receive in one day). No problem if different...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Jul 2014, 01:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 934
Posted By curmudgeon
Unhappy attachment limits?

This page:

https://www.fastmail.fm/help/account/limits.html

says: "You may send any kind of attachment, as long as the resulting email is under 70 MB in size (due to encoding issues this usually...
Forum: FastMail Forum 27 Jun 2014, 09:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,531
Posted By curmudgeon
Did that change recently, or am I hallucinating...

Did that change recently, or am I hallucinating again?
Forum: FastMail Forum 27 Jun 2014, 09:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,531
Posted By curmudgeon
Angry Can't connect to any domain other than fastmail.fm

The result in the web browser is obvious, but for additional evidence:


$ wget -S -c 'https://www.fastmail.fm/'
--2014-06-26 23:52:56-- https://www.fastmail.fm/
Resolving www.fastmail.fm......
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Nov 2013, 01:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 996
Posted By curmudgeon
Just tried it, and everything is working again....

Just tried it, and everything is working again. :)

Thank you everybody.
Forum: FastMail Forum 27 Nov 2013, 10:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 996
Posted By curmudgeon
Exclamation "Error stripping attachments:"

I have been saving and removing attachments every day for years without any problems, but suddenly, there is something horribly wrong.

Every time I try try to delete an attachment, I get the above...
Forum: FastMail Forum 5 Nov 2013, 09:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,139
Posted By curmudgeon
Ahh, THAT was the problem. I always run fastmail...

Ahh, THAT was the problem. I always run fastmail with javascript disabled, because I absolutely can not stand what fastmail does with it (seriously, the entire website is completely unusable to me...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Nov 2013, 11:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,139
Posted By curmudgeon
I sure don't remember specifying that during...

I sure don't remember specifying that during setup, but in any case, I can't find the page you are referring to.

If I click on Settings at the top, and then Account Preferences at the upper left, I...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Nov 2013, 01:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,139
Posted By curmudgeon
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I tried searching through the forum, and didn't come up with anything (sorry in advance if I missed something, though).

If I go to the fastmail login page, I have one account where I see the...
Forum: FastMail Forum 4 Nov 2013, 01:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,126
Posted By curmudgeon
Alternative Logins and password recovery

After years of trying to be clever with password management, I have finally given up, and started using a password manager with unique thirty-two character random passwords for every login I...
Forum: FastMail Forum 18 Apr 2013, 10:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 433
Posted By curmudgeon
I still use the mbox format for all locally...

I still use the mbox format for all locally stored mail. :)

That line (I believe - remember I am FAR from an expert, though) contains information from the SMTP conversation BEFORE the data...
Forum: FastMail Forum 17 Apr 2013, 08:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 433
Posted By curmudgeon
inocnsistencies in the envelope headers

I hope I am using the correct term for the first line (the "From user@example.com Apr 15 12:34:56 2013").

Anyway, sometimes when I redirect an e-mail, it arrives at the destination with the time of...
Forum: FastMail Forum 10 Jan 2013, 04:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,475
Posted By curmudgeon
Yes, thank you. I have edited that now. Thanks...

Yes, thank you. I have edited that now.



Thanks again. I will get that information to him (via another e-mail address :) ), and his IT person should be able to fix it.
Forum: FastMail Forum 10 Jan 2013, 06:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,475
Posted By curmudgeon
"lost connection with... while receiving the initial server greeting"

I am having a problem with mail to one particular person.

This person claims that there are no restrictions as far as receiving mail from anyone.

But every time (multiple attempts over the course...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Oct 2012, 07:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 373
Posted By curmudgeon
You nailed that. Thanks. This is one of the...

You nailed that.

Thanks.

This is one of the most boneheaded design changes I have ever seen, but at least some of important functionality remains (if you can find it). The suckers using the new...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Oct 2012, 06:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 373
Posted By curmudgeon
Angry Where is the ability to remove attachments from messages?

Where is the ability to delete messages permanently (without having to send them to the trash folder first)?

Much of the functionality has just been vaporized, even logging in via...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Oct 2012, 12:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,206
Posted By curmudgeon
Oh, I absolutely HATE it

Seems that cookies are now required (UGH!).

Grouping "conversations" across folders is just waiting for an accident (sending sensitive mail to someone I don't intend to send it to (or even want to...
Forum: FastMail Forum 24 Oct 2012, 09:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 737
Posted By curmudgeon
I wish they would have warned us (why can't...

I wish they would have warned us (why can't something like THAT go into the communications they send out?).

Not happy with that, but they can run the business how they want.

I still strongly object...
Forum: FastMail Forum 24 Oct 2012, 01:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 737
Posted By curmudgeon
Yes, this was a free account. Despite that, I...

Yes, this was a free account.

Despite that, I believe that fastmail should correct any system errors (as I said, this has not happened to me before).

What's the point of keeping it around if it...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Oct 2012, 06:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 737
Posted By curmudgeon
Angry "an error occurred trying to reactivate the account"

Tried to log in (after letting my account lapse) and I got:

"The account you are trying to login to was deactivated due to inactivity. Unfortunately an error occurred trying to reactivate the...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Apr 2011, 05:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 653
Posted By curmudgeon
Angry Why no UTC?

In the Account Preferences / User/Account / Time zone section, why is there no option to select UTC? I mean pure UTC with no summer time.

Also (and probably even worse) why does changing the...
Forum: FastMail Forum 11 Mar 2011, 06:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By curmudgeon
I was somewhat familiar with RFC 822, but not RFC...

I was somewhat familiar with RFC 822, but not RFC 2822.

That seems pretty clear.

So do the individual mail clients actually do the transformations when sending and receiving mail (it would surprise...
Forum: FastMail Forum 9 Mar 2011, 08:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 395
Posted By curmudgeon
Deleting attachments

OK, the feature to permanently delete attachments from messages (presumably after downloading them, if needed) has the potential to be useful (what I REALLY want to see is the ability to permanently...
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