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Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Jan 2017, 10:10 PM
Replies: 497
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Posted By wakaba
Ah, good. So you can see that terminating a...

Ah, good. So you can see that terminating a legacy service is not a sign of financial problems. I'm glad the google example was helpful.



Actually, google used to provide free google apps features...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Jan 2017, 09:00 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
Again - services for legacy users are terminated...

Again - services for legacy users are terminated all the time in tech. Those users make a huge fuss, and life goes on, unabated, for the company in question.

Google terminated the free service...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Jan 2017, 11:45 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
Ah. Just as, when Google shuttered the (free)...

Ah. Just as, when Google shuttered the (free) Google Reader service, the appropriate inference is that GOOG was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, and was only salvaged by the savings from closing...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Jan 2017, 11:26 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
Nobody is denying that the emotions being...

Nobody is denying that the emotions being expressed in this thread are legitimate or real. Of course they are. Everyone has is entitled to be upset when the world changes. Even the tantrum thrown by...
Forum: FastMail Forum 22 Jan 2017, 07:37 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
So, immediately after @communicant claims that...

So, immediately after @communicant claims that using the term "sense of entitlement" to describe the attitude of posters on this forum is inappropriate, @neoforum proves him wrong.
Forum: FastMail Forum 21 Jan 2017, 04:06 AM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
Nonsense. Keeping member accounts may affect FM's...

Nonsense. Keeping member accounts may affect FM's bottom line without making them financially unsound in the least. (Here, by the way, we talk about bottom line in a broad sense -- member accounts...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Jan 2017, 01:22 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
My other two cents: I have learned from bitter...

My other two cents: I have learned from bitter experience that the only reason to trust in the continued operation of a product or service is because the product/service is sustainable and profitable...
Forum: FastMail Forum 20 Jan 2017, 01:00 PM
Replies: 497
Views: 272,511
Posted By wakaba
Notice the absurd premise that Fastmail should...

Notice the absurd premise that Fastmail should only discontinue member accounts if not doing so would have fatal consequences for Fastmail. The degree of entitlement is remarkably audacious.
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Jan 2017, 10:41 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
Let me clarify, since my post seems to have...

Let me clarify, since my post seems to have stirred up quite some brouhaha, for which I apologize. In my initial post in response to Vivil, I wasn't criticizing his language skills -- I was...
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Jan 2017, 10:09 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
What does this have to do with my last comment?...

What does this have to do with my last comment? As Vivil said, he's already had a native English speaker go over it. At this point,Vivil's post still seems unintelligible, but this doesn't seem to be...
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Jan 2017, 07:29 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
I don't really want to pile on, but this still...

I don't really want to pile on, but this still doesn't make sense to me, especially as a response to my previous post.

Just for context, this is my post that vivil was responding to:



While...
Forum: FastMail Forum 14 Jan 2017, 02:18 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
To a first approximation, the cost of supporting...

To a first approximation, the cost of supporting an old feature is independent of the number of users of that feature. But if only ten users are using that feature, then the feature is probably not...
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 07:50 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
In my view, some minimal effort in communicating...

In my view, some minimal effort in communicating your point clearly is a prerequisite for being taken seriously.
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 07:49 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
I should think that some minimal effort in...

I should think that some minimal effort in communicating your point clearly is a prerequisite for being taken seriously.
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 07:35 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
Are we supposed to put this through google...

Are we supposed to put this through google translate? I've heard that their new algorithm does wonders.
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 07:29 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
Not a particularly apt analogy -- the key here is...

Not a particularly apt analogy -- the key here is that changes made by fastmail affect all users, whereas in your example, the changes affected you and no one else.

Here's an alternative example....
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 06:11 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
Sounds like what you're suggesting is that if any...

Sounds like what you're suggesting is that if any of fastmail's subscribers "lose what they purchased" due to a potential change, then it should not be implemented, even if the majority of users...
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 04:50 PM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
Exactly. It seems that you do not care that the...

Exactly. It seems that you do not care that the vast majority of fastmail users use the new interface exclusively, and would benefit from fastmail focusing its limited resources on the new interface....
Forum: FastMail Forum 12 Jan 2017, 07:28 AM
Replies: 563
Views: 152,237
Posted By wakaba
Chiming in as well in support of the new...

Chiming in as well in support of the new interface. I'm a relatively new user. I would definitely not have signed up if only the classic interface was available. I also speak for my colleagues who...
Forum: FastMail Forum 2 Dec 2016, 05:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,595
Posted By wakaba
Thanks for the very helpful suggestions! I...

Thanks for the very helpful suggestions! I suspect I'll end up simply using fastmail's smtp server. As you guys point out, it's the cleanest solution.
Forum: FastMail Forum 1 Dec 2016, 11:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,595
Posted By wakaba
getting mail sent with other smtp servers to appear in "sent mail"

I use a fastmail account as my personal account. I've been playing around sending mail via the Amazon SES smtp interface (mostly to learn about how email works). I'd like to have a copy of these...
Forum: FastMail Forum 16 Nov 2014, 01:02 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,455
Posted By wakaba
Mobile app: quick reply

Currently, in the mobile app / web app, to reply to or forward a message, I have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the message. (Or perhaps I am misunderstanding the interface?) This may take...
Forum: FastMail Forum 6 Sep 2014, 10:42 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,590
Posted By wakaba
I have a minor request for the iOS mobile app....

I have a minor request for the iOS mobile app.

In the current mobile interface, whenever I click on the reply or forward button for an email, it takes a couple of seconds for the reply screen to...
Forum: FastMail Forum 5 Aug 2014, 01:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,512
Posted By wakaba
No, I doubt it. I received the exact same...

No, I doubt it. I received the exact same message, and this was after a period of time (a few minutes, not sure exactly how long) when I was unable to connect via IMAP (when I tried to do so, an...
Forum: FastMail Forum 5 Jan 2014, 01:53 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 19,831
Posted By wakaba
You're right, I'm abusing the term "sync" when I...

You're right, I'm abusing the term "sync" when I should instead be saying "push".

As for using email as an instant messaging system, that is in fact how I use it for many interactions, and I don't...
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