Drag and drop attachments from received/sent emails into a new email

digp · 14 Oct 2023, 01:10 AM

Is there any hope that fastmail will add this feature.

It can be done with free emails like outlook.com etc and is really useful

BritTim · 14 Oct 2023, 04:17 AM

I usually just forward the original email, editing the subject line etc. as necessary, when needing to do something like this.

digp · 14 Oct 2023, 05:13 AM

Doesn't work tho if you need to drag and drop attachments from various emails.

MS have got it right with Outlook, when will FM?

n5bb · 14 Oct 2023, 10:01 AM

On a PC, I just click the download icon on the attachment(s), which downloads attachments to my Downloads folder. Then I drag them from the Downloads folder into the new Fastmail email compose screen (on a differing browser tab or window).and into the message body or attachment area, causing them to be attached to the new message.

If I drag an attachment directly into another browser tab or window, a link to the Fastmail internally stored file is placed in the message body (not as an attachment). I think this is a bug. I will try to get around to filing a support request for this apparent bug.

Bill

hadaso · 15 Oct 2023, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n5bb

On a PC, I just click the download icon on the attachment(s), which downloads attachments to my Downloads folder. Then I drag them from the Downloads folder into the new Fastmail email compose screen...

This way the data has to be downloaded and then uploaded back to the server. Not nice on a slow connection.
One way to avoid it is to save the attachments to some temporary folder in the file storage in FastMail and then attach them from the file storage area (I never had to do it this way because usually when I need to send lots of files I'm at work and we have a very fast connection).

14 Oct 2023, 01:10 AM	#1
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	Drag and drop attachments from received/sent emails into a new email Is there any hope that fastmail will add this feature. It can be done with free emails like outlook.com etc and is really useful

14 Oct 2023, 04:17 AM	#2
BritTim The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2003 Location: mostly in Thailand Posts: 3,095	I usually just forward the original email, editing the subject line etc. as necessary, when needing to do something like this.

14 Oct 2023, 05:13 AM	#3
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	Doesn't work tho if you need to drag and drop attachments from various emails. MS have got it right with Outlook, when will FM?

14 Oct 2023, 10:01 AM	#4
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,928	On a PC, I just click the download icon on the attachment(s), which downloads attachments to my Downloads folder. Then I drag them from the Downloads folder into the new Fastmail email compose screen (on a differing browser tab or window).and into the message body or attachment area, causing them to be attached to the new message. If I drag an attachment directly into another browser tab or window, a link to the Fastmail internally stored file is placed in the message body (not as an attachment). I think this is a bug. I will try to get around to filing a support request for this apparent bug. Bill