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Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous 4 Jun 2003, 04:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,315
Posted By hackish
Actually fastmail.ca owns its interface and all...

Actually fastmail.ca owns its interface and all the technology behind it. This interface has existed almost unchanged for nearly 4 years. Although we are doing a redesign I just wanted to point out...
Forum: Early Warning... 9 Nov 2002, 01:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By hackish
I've had the most trouble with these spammers but...

I've had the most trouble with these spammers but we do have paying members using the same Internet Cafes in Nigeria so I can't simply ban their IPs without ******* others off.

I agree with your...
Forum: Early Warning... 7 Nov 2002, 10:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By hackish
Thanks a lot guys! We don't have hourly quotas...

Thanks a lot guys! We don't have hourly quotas but it is in the next revision of the software so we will be able to do it soon.

-Michael
Forum: Early Warning... 7 Nov 2002, 01:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By hackish
Yes, the graphics entry code is already in there....

Yes, the graphics entry code is already in there. I noticed about 15% reduction in signups, that's like a 3 digit reduction on a per-day basis! Unfortunately many of our Nigerian money fraud people...
Forum: Early Warning... 7 Nov 2002, 07:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By hackish
Yep, main concern here is these people who set up...

Yep, main concern here is these people who set up their 500 accounts for the nigerian money fraud scheme. They're really persistant as we've had new free account registration cut off for like 4...
Forum: Early Warning... 7 Nov 2002, 01:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,691
Posted By hackish
Requiring Email addy to get an Email addy

Not sure if this is the best place to ask this.

In order to cut down on the number of spammers setting up free accounts on our system I'm considering requiring anyone signing up for a free account...
Forum: Early Warning... 11 Oct 2002, 10:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,827
Posted By hackish
This is kinda silly. An interesting...

This is kinda silly. An interesting jurisdictional problem too. For example, someone signs up and uses one of our accounts. We're not based in California nor do we have an office there. Does that...
Forum: Early Warning... 7 Oct 2002, 11:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,073
Posted By hackish
We didn't actually download/view the stuff but...

We didn't actually download/view the stuff but from what he showed me we were navigating through the lists of files in other people's accounts. As for the implementation, I have no idea how they do...
Forum: Early Warning... 5 Oct 2002, 03:46 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,073
Posted By hackish
I had someone playing with this a few days ago...

I had someone playing with this a few days ago when we were comparing the competitors repository stuff but we decided it certainly wasn't as secure as we were led to believe after we accidentally...
Forum: Early Warning... 2 Oct 2002, 02:34 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,379
Posted By hackish
I don't consider changing to a paid system and...

I don't consider changing to a paid system and cutting off new free accounts registration lying to the users. In order to do this you would have to know that you were going to start charging. The...
Forum: Early Warning... 1 Oct 2002, 08:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,379
Posted By hackish
How do you non-north americans usually pay for...

How do you non-north americans usually pay for stuff? CC is the easiest way to accept payments but I could see certified cheques and money orders. It costs us $25 for a returned cheque so that's not...
Forum: Early Warning... 26 Sep 2002, 09:45 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,379
Posted By hackish
I suppose it's because I get a little grumpy when...

I suppose it's because I get a little grumpy when people hop onto an automotive site I run and start advertising their sites. I didn't want to hop on and start trumpeting my own stuff.

Also our...
Forum: Early Warning... 26 Sep 2002, 03:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,379
Posted By hackish
Seems that most of the people around here are...

Seems that most of the people around here are pretty OK with paying as well as resigned to the fact that a mail system must be paid for in some way.

It's just that with our own system which is...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 25 Sep 2002, 06:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 817
Posted By hackish
What I'm talking about is something forwarded as...

What I'm talking about is something forwarded as being spam needs an automated dissection for generating a complaint. A user won't be able to look at the Received headers and figure it out so a tool...
Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge 25 Sep 2002, 05:51 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,477
Posted By hackish
Hah. RFC's are sometimes hard enough for geeks to...

Hah. RFC's are sometimes hard enough for geeks to follow let alone a user. Our mail system is simple enough to use that nobody ever asks questions... Ja right! :)

-Michael
Forum: About this site... 25 Sep 2002, 05:44 AM
Replies: 322
Views: 143,954
Posted By hackish
Yes, that's me. I was directed here by a user who...

Yes, that's me. I was directed here by a user who was wondering why our service was blocked because of spamming. Curious, I read the article she forwarded to find she'd confused us with an other...
Forum: Early Warning... 25 Sep 2002, 04:12 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,379
Posted By hackish
Why does everyone get uptight about paying for email service?

Ok, this may not be the most popular viewpoint but it seems that a lot of people take up arms when they hear that their favourite service is going to start charging them money to use it.

The age of...
Forum: FastMail Forum 24 Sep 2002, 11:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,169
Posted By hackish
First I'd try abuse@fastmail.fm and/or...

First I'd try abuse@fastmail.fm and/or postmaster@fastmail.fm. The email standard suggests that postmaster@xxx should always work.

If you're in the US then locals usually do a pretty good job with...
Forum: The Technical Zone... 24 Sep 2002, 10:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 817
Posted By hackish
Automated Spam Reports & Received

I'd like to see an automated "report this as spam" type feature. Can anyone think of a way to determine the true origin of a message based on its headers?

Looking at the bottom Received header works...
Forum: Early Warning... 24 Sep 2002, 10:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,893
Posted By hackish
I'm really surprised with the number of people...

I'm really surprised with the number of people commenting that they're misled by fastmail.ca and fastmail.fm. The pages and interface are completely different. Some have even questioned if...
Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge 24 Sep 2002, 10:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,477
Posted By hackish
Been using email now since the Internet was...

Been using email now since the Internet was merely an academic tool. Long ago I wrote some BBS software. That was my first exposure to "e-mail".

I don't know the complete RFC 2822 off by heart, but...
Forum: About this site... 24 Sep 2002, 12:59 PM
Replies: 322
Views: 143,954
Posted By hackish
fastmail.ca -Michael

fastmail.ca

-Michael
Forum: Early Warning... 24 Sep 2002, 12:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,893
Posted By hackish
fastmail.ca and fastmail.fm don't even resemble...

fastmail.ca and fastmail.fm don't even resemble each other. Fastmail.ca is a Canadian thing. (Fastmail Web Services Inc.) Not related in any way to fastmail.fm.

-Michael
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