Use your own domain for WAP

brong · 15th February 2006, 01:02 PM

See the blog posting at http://blog.fastmail.fm/?p=539

You can now use ‘wap.yourdomain’ for wap logins to save having to use your full username, e.g. http://wap.allmail.net/

You can also use https, though of course the certificate name won’t match (as well as it only being a self-signed certificate).

What this means for you:

* Shorter URLs to type or bookmark for WAP.
* Some clients that didn’t like ‘@’ in the username variable should now work (I hope).

Bron.

octothorpe · 19th February 2006, 05:56 PM

Now, is there a way for FM to automatically log me in so I don't have to laboriously enter the password each time? Gmail Mobile, for one, remembers me each time I come back, saving A LOT of time.

brong · 19th February 2006, 06:40 PM

http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/faqparts...tm#ExternalWAP
You can create a bookmark to log you in automatically as follows:

Code:

http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=username&P=password&F=INBOX

BritTim · 22nd February 2006, 05:59 PM

I have been doing some preliminary testing of wap.fastmail.fm with the possible intention of using it as part of the solution for a customer. I anticipate using Opera Mini on his phone. For early testing, I am using the Opera Mini Simulator. I like the general interface, but have a problem when trying to send email. I have an email

From: <me>@fastmail.fm
To: <me>@gmail.com
Subject: Test
Message:
Test of Opera Mini with wap.fastmail.fm

When I try to send, I get the message

ERROR: From:
<me>@fastmail.fm

Any ideas?

octothorpe · 23rd February 2006, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by brong
http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/faqparts...tm#ExternalWAP
You can create a bookmark to log you in automatically as follows:

Code:

http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=username&P=password&F=INBOX

My home domain is "mail-page.com". So, letting "xxx" stand in for my user name,
should I bookmark this?

Code:

http://wap.mail-page.com/?U=xxx&P=XXXXXXX&F=inbox

or this?

Code:

http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=xxx@mail-page.com&P=XXXXXXX&F=inbox

Also, is this case-sensitive? My stupid phone won't let me change the case as I type the URL. (My login/password are all lower-case, so that's not an issue.)

brong · 23rd February 2006, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by octothorpe
My home domain is "mail-page.com". So, letting "xxx" stand in for my user name,
should I bookmark this?

Code:

http://wap.mail-page.com/?U=xxx&P=XXXXXXX&F=inbox

or this?

Code:

http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=xxx@mail-page.com&P=XXXXXXX&F=inbox

Also, is this case-sensitive? My stupid phone won't let me change the case as I type the URL. (My login/password are all lower-case, so that's not an issue.)

Yes, you should bookmark one of those

Seriously, the both convert to exactly the same values inside the code, so I don't care - they both work fine. It is up to you.

Yes, the are case sensitive. If you phone doesn't let you change case, then changing your password to match (I _think_ username is OK, but don't quote me on that - since we only allow lowercase usernames anyway I could fix that in the code at least) the case that the phone generates and all will be well

Bron.

MattJhsn · 23rd February 2006, 07:03 AM

Bron, Thanks so much for implementing WAP.

I just got a Mot i415 iDEN phone (provider Boost Mobile in the U.S.) and to my surprise, it worked at wap.eml.cc! As you mentioned below however it doesn't like the certificate and refuses to use a secure connection. No worries, I'll just change my pw more often. This is great, email on the go.

P.S: For people in the US, the phone was $50 at Wal-Mart and is only $.20 a day(prepaid) for full all-you-can-access WAP. $6.20 a month for mobile email is a pretty good deal.

Quote:

Originally posted by brong
See the blog posting at http://blog.fastmail.fm/?p=539

You can now use ‘wap.yourdomain’ for wap logins to save having to use your full username, e.g. http://wap.allmail.net/

You can also use https, though of course the certificate name won’t match (as well as it only being a self-signed certificate).

What this means for you:

* Shorter URLs to type or bookmark for WAP.
* Some clients that didn’t like ‘@’ in the username variable should now work (I hope).

Bron.

octothorpe · 27th February 2006, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by brong Yes, the are case sensitive. If you phone doesn't let you change case, then changing your password to match

Is the whole thing case-sensitive? As I said, my username and password are lower-case, which is fine, but my phone won't let me capitalize some of those letters in the URL (the "U=", "P=" and "F=" parts.) So, I bookmarked the URL all lower-case and I just end up back at the same page asking for my login and password.

brong · 27th February 2006, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by octothorpe
Is the whole thing case-sensitive? As I said, my username and password are lower-case, which is fine, but my phone won't let me capitalize some of those letters in the URL (the "U=", "P=" and "F=" parts.) So, I bookmarked the URL all lower-case and I just end up back at the same page asking for my login and password.

Yes, it is case significant for U, P & F. Hmm.

...

Ok, now it works. More specifically, it now accepts lower case u, p & f. Everything else is still case-significant.

It appears that a lower case 'inbox' is fine as well.

Bron.

octothorpe · 27th February 2006, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by brong
Ok, now it works. More specifically, it now accepts lower case u, p & f. Everything else is still case-significant.

That's it. Perfect! Thanks much for helping with this work-around. Text input on my old StarTac's browser was better than this "state of the art" RAZR...

BritTim · 1st March 2006, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by patvalley
also, I cannot send emails from my phone using WAP- it says something like "Guest Users may not perform this function".

I understand that sending will not work with a guest user (that is documented). I expected it to work with a member account though. I intend to test futher tomorrow and checked back to see if there was any explanation for the problem. If it still fails and the cause remains unclear, I shall probably drop the idea and use a different service. I cannot charge the customer for research.

brong · 1st March 2006, 09:23 PM

It really should work with a member account. It uses the very ugly hack of checking your quota on the IMAP server (doesn't have real DB access), so unless you have a 10Mb quota for some reason, it should work.

Bron.

octothorpe · 2nd March 2006, 12:43 AM

same here. Checking mail works fine, but when I compose a message and hit send, I get a screen that says:

ERROR: Can't auth XXX

(XXX standing in here for my real username)

If it helps, I'm using Verizon Wireless, a very new Motorola handset, and WAP browser Openwave 6.2.3

BritTim · 15th March 2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brong
http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/faqparts...tm#ExternalWAP
You can create a bookmark to log you in automatically as follows:

Code:

http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=username&P=password&F=INBOX

I have a problem using a subfolder in this way. Using something similar to the above, but with F=WALTON.Inbox, I am correctly signed into Fastmail and the folder displays correctly as WALTON.Inbox. However, it erroneously tells me the folder is empty and does not provide a view mail option. Are subfolders supposed to be supported in the WAP interface?

This particular customer wants to keep incoming emails separated (effectively separate businesses) which is the reason for wanting the above capability.

brong · 15th March 2006, 06:12 PM

You need to prepend INBOX. to any folder name, because the WAP system talks straight to Cyrus's IMAP service.

Code:

http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=username&P...X.WALTON.Inbox

15th February 2006, 01:02 PM	#1
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,380 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	Use your own domain for WAP See the blog posting at http://blog.fastmail.fm/?p=539 You can now use ‘wap.yourdomain’ for wap logins to save having to use your full username, e.g. http://wap.allmail.net/ You can also use https, though of course the certificate name won’t match (as well as it only being a self-signed certificate). What this means for you: * Shorter URLs to type or bookmark for WAP. * Some clients that didn’t like ‘@’ in the username variable should now work (I hope). Bron.

22nd February 2006, 05:59 PM	#4
BritTim Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 1,140	Compose with Opera Mini simulator I have been doing some preliminary testing of wap.fastmail.fm with the possible intention of using it as part of the solution for a customer. I anticipate using Opera Mini on his phone. For early testing, I am using the Opera Mini Simulator. I like the general interface, but have a problem when trying to send email. I have an email From: <me>@fastmail.fm To: <me>@gmail.com Subject: Test Message: Test of Opera Mini with wap.fastmail.fm When I try to send, I get the message ERROR: From: <me>@fastmail.fm Any ideas?

15th March 2006, 06:12 PM	#15
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,380 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	You need to prepend INBOX. to any folder name, because the WAP system talks straight to Cyrus's IMAP service. Code: http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=username&P...X.WALTON.Inbox

19th February 2006, 05:56 PM	#2
octothorpe = Permanently banned = Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 131	Now, is there a way for FM to automatically log me in so I don't have to laboriously enter the password each time? Gmail Mobile, for one, remembers me each time I come back, saving A LOT of time.

19th February 2006, 06:40 PM	#3
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,380 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/faqparts...tm#ExternalWAP You can create a bookmark to log you in automatically as follows: Code: http://wap.fastmail.fm/?U=username&P=password&F=INBOX

1st March 2006, 09:23 PM	#12
brong The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,380 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	It really should work with a member account. It uses the very ugly hack of checking your quota on the IMAP server (doesn't have real DB access), so unless you have a 10Mb quota for some reason, it should work. Bron.

2nd March 2006, 12:43 AM	#13
octothorpe = Permanently banned = Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 131	same here. Checking mail works fine, but when I compose a message and hit send, I get a screen that says: ERROR: Can't auth XXX (XXX standing in here for my real username) If it helps, I'm using Verizon Wireless, a very new Motorola handset, and WAP browser Openwave 6.2.3