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Forum: FastMail Forum 10 Sep 2023, 02:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 743
Posted By Mr David
Hey Folio, you made my day. :) If you disable...

Hey Folio, you made my day. :)

If you disable cookies in TB you might be interested in a TB-specific version of uBlock Origin that was recently...
Forum: FastMail Forum 9 Sep 2023, 04:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 743
Posted By Mr David
For news and info about the TB...

For news and info about the TB project:
https://blog.thunderbird.net/
https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird
Forum: FastMail Forum 9 Sep 2023, 04:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 743
Posted By Mr David
FM's documentation for TB was updated to include...

FM's documentation for TB was updated to include info for TB 115 shortly after I submitted a support ticket for a similar problem.

My OS is Ubuntu 20.04 and it has TB installed via Ubuntu repos and...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Aug 2023, 12:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 781
Posted By Mr David
Thank you, Bill, for composing those very...

Thank you, Bill, for composing those very detailed instructions. You really do have a talent for writing them.

On first viewing your notes I thought I was home and hosed. Unfortunately, soon after...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Aug 2023, 09:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 781
Posted By Mr David
Create catchall address using FM domain

All the aliases I use in my FM account have been created using FM domains.

Among my collection of aliases some can be used as wildcard addresses. These have the...
Forum: FastMail Forum 6 Apr 2023, 07:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,746
Posted By Mr David
From the single instance I've seen this happens...

From the single instance I've seen this happens automatically via FM's backend.

Recently I received a message with an *.ICS attachment. The message itself appeared to be composed around some kind of...
Forum: FastMail Forum 8 Sep 2022, 09:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,275
Posted By Mr David
Posting to this thread inspired me to do some...

Posting to this thread inspired me to do some followup reading on online privacy. I turned up a couple of notable, at least for me, discoveries.

This article published by the Electronic Frontiers...
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Sep 2022, 01:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,275
Posted By Mr David
For clarity it may help if you post a screenshot,...

For clarity it may help if you post a screenshot, preferably with personal details obscured or redacted.
Postimages.org (https://postimages.org) is an easy service to use and has a free tier.


Have...
Forum: FastMail Forum 29 Aug 2022, 12:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,275
Posted By Mr David
It had been a very long time since I booted into...

It had been a very long time since I booted into W10. I did that and synced time there. Went back into Ubuntu. Time difference was bang on 10h, so W10 synced hardware clock, removed the seconds'...
Forum: FastMail Forum 27 Aug 2022, 10:44 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,275
Posted By Mr David
My system's boot manager is not the usual Linux...

My system's boot manager is not the usual Linux GRUB, it's BootIt UEFI by Terabyte Unlimited. I have a feeling this might have somehow affected Ubuntu 20.04's time sync.


It is likely that I had to...
Forum: FastMail Forum 26 Aug 2022, 02:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,275
Posted By Mr David
My suspicion is FM's web app uses the system...

My suspicion is FM's web app uses the system clock, at least for some things.

My desktop computer has a multiboot arrangement. There's Win 10, Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04. Ubuntu 20.04 is my daily...
Forum: FastMail Forum 25 Aug 2022, 09:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,155
Posted By Mr David
Thank you for providing the link to Conversations...

Thank you for providing the link to Conversations in FM's help pages. As ever there is always the manual.

It's acceptable to me when a message subject is changed to begin a conversation on a new...
Forum: FastMail Forum 23 Aug 2022, 10:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,155
Posted By Mr David
Conversation thread mavericks

A personal pet email peeve is triggered when I receive replies to messages in an existing email conversation thread with a changed subject line. This causes the subject-changed message to escape from...
Forum: FastMail Forum 21 Jan 2022, 07:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,735
Posted By Mr David
Yes, that works too. I'm getting an overdue...

Yes, that works too.

I'm getting an overdue lesson on sieve syntax. :o
Forum: FastMail Forum 21 Jan 2022, 05:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,735
Posted By Mr David
Thank you BritTim and JeremyNicoll for your quick...

Thank you BritTim and JeremyNicoll for your quick replies.

In this instance JeremyNicoll was on the money. I tried both suggested edits to the sieve script in FM's sieve tester and each of them...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Jan 2022, 05:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,735
Posted By Mr David
Sieve help - simple code to discard spam not working

Many years ago I began receiving spam from a source that always uses the same email address name but each new message is sent from different compromised email account.

At the time it first became a...
Forum: FastMail Forum 30 Oct 2021, 01:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,080
Posted By Mr David
There is an easier way to remedy many odd...

There is an easier way to remedy many odd behaviours in FM's Android app.

Earlier this year I made a support query about a minor nuisance I was experiencing. Advice was to do this:

Open Settings =>...
Forum: FastMail Forum 3 Oct 2021, 10:12 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 30,323
Posted By Mr David
This manipulation of FM's support of aliases is...

This manipulation of FM's support of aliases is very cool.

When you mentioned it in a recent thread (last week?) I had thought to ask you to expand on the concept. With this explanation I was able...
Forum: FastMail Forum 23 Sep 2021, 11:54 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 29,198
Posted By Mr David
This thread began with discussion of legislation...

This thread began with discussion of legislation recently enacted in Australia: Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020. It is an extension of the Telecommunications and...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Aug 2021, 02:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,459
Posted By Mr David
Within account settings the way content of a...

Within account settings the way content of a message is handled in replies has three settings.

Settings > Preferences > Show advanced preferences > Compose & Reply > When replying > Include the...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Jul 2019, 02:15 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,532
Posted By Mr David
Not the second best ones.

Not the second best ones.
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Jul 2019, 01:49 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,532
Posted By Mr David
TenFour, Is that all you've got? Don't hold...

TenFour,

Is that all you've got?

Don't hold back. Give us your very best thoughts.
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jul 2019, 04:25 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,532
Posted By Mr David
While we're kind of discussing elements of a...

While we're kind of discussing elements of a successful spam defence in a Fastmail account, it is worth mentioning the thermonuclear option. And that would be deleting one's account login username...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jul 2019, 02:23 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,532
Posted By Mr David
Hey, this has turned out to be a very interesting...

Hey, this has turned out to be a very interesting thread. I'm learning a lot from this exchange.

Re identities:
It's been a long time since I examined how FM handles them. Spurred on by this thread,...
Forum: FastMail Forum 19 Jul 2019, 10:32 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 22,532
Posted By Mr David
That's very good news. With the account settings...

That's very good news.

With the account settings I advised you to make, from time to time you'll still need to do a bit of housekeeping.

Keep an eye on your spam folder. If you see new messages in...
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