FastCheck shutdown - 22 July 2016 - Page 2

somdcomputerguy · 7 Aug 2016, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odedp

FredOnline and somdcomputerguy,

After reading your answers I reconfigured my notifier and everything works flawlessly!

Many thanks for your help.

You bet man, glad you got it working for you.

- Bruce

horatio8 · 7 Aug 2016, 04:02 AM

Thanks to Eric from a former FastCheck user. I too have moved on the Gmail Notifier Pro and it has worked flawlessly for quite a while.

hadaso · 7 Aug 2016, 06:57 AM

I've been using Fastcheck for about 14 years, I think, both at home and at work. Gmail notifier will not work for me at work since the firewall does not let IMAP through (and also seems to not like "eventsource" that is used on the new FM web client).

But then, I really don't need FastMail notifications on my PC anymore: every time a new email comes to the inbox I feel my phone buzzing in my pocket!

Thank you Eric for making such a userful tool, that worked flawlessly for so many of us all those many years that it took the rest of the world to learn about email notification!

Berenburger · 7 Aug 2016, 07:14 AM

The end of an era. Thank you Eric for all the good work.

David · 7 Aug 2016, 03:38 PM

It seems sad that Fastcheck will just go away..... Thank you spiderman - though I have not used Fastcheck for years, it was part of what made Fastmail great.

Cheers

David

janusz · 7 Aug 2016, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

though I have not used Fastcheck for years, it was part of what made Fastmail great.

Another point of view: Fastcheck was a third party product. FM never bothered to provide anything similar.

n5bb · 8 Aug 2016, 05:23 AM

Thanks, Eric. I used FastCheck for many years, until Fastmail introduced the new web interface and iOS clients with immediate delivery and notification.

Early email use was with POP and IMAP clients and manual or periodic refreshing. IMAP IDLE then allowed email clients to get immediate delivery of new messages. Fastmail (and nearly all other email service providers) didn't provide any client-side support for webmail. So I was happy about you coming up with FastCheck, and the coordination between you and Fastmail staff at that time.

Bil

toolio · 18 Aug 2016, 09:34 PM

Another thank you, Eric. I used FastCheck for years. I am now using Gmail Notifier, but prefer FastCheck for its simplicity and ease of use. I'm sorry to see it go, but thanks for all the years of making monitoring my Fastmail account easy.

PON · 11 Sep 2016, 09:34 PM

Another long time user of Fastcheck here. Would just like to say many thanks to Eric. It was a wonderful tool which I've used as long as I've used Fastmail (2002).

7 Aug 2016, 04:02 AM	#17
horatio8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 112	Thanks to Eric from a former FastCheck user. I too have moved on the Gmail Notifier Pro and it has worked flawlessly for quite a while.

7 Aug 2016, 06:57 AM	#18
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,853	I've been using Fastcheck for about 14 years, I think, both at home and at work. Gmail notifier will not work for me at work since the firewall does not let IMAP through (and also seems to not like "eventsource" that is used on the new FM web client). But then, I really don't need FastMail notifications on my PC anymore: every time a new email comes to the inbox I feel my phone buzzing in my pocket! Thank you Eric for making such a userful tool, that worked flawlessly for so many of us all those many years that it took the rest of the world to learn about email notification!

7 Aug 2016, 07:14 AM	#19
Berenburger The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,908	The end of an era. Thank you Eric for all the good work.

7 Aug 2016, 03:38 PM	#20
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	It seems sad that Fastcheck will just go away..... Thank you spiderman - though I have not used Fastcheck for years, it was part of what made Fastmail great. Cheers David

8 Aug 2016, 05:23 AM	#22
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,929	Thanks, Eric. I used FastCheck for many years, until Fastmail introduced the new web interface and iOS clients with immediate delivery and notification. Early email use was with POP and IMAP clients and manual or periodic refreshing. IMAP IDLE then allowed email clients to get immediate delivery of new messages. Fastmail (and nearly all other email service providers) didn't provide any client-side support for webmail. So I was happy about you coming up with FastCheck, and the coordination between you and Fastmail staff at that time. Bil

18 Aug 2016, 09:34 PM	#23
toolio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 41	Another thank you, Eric. I used FastCheck for years. I am now using Gmail Notifier, but prefer FastCheck for its simplicity and ease of use. I'm sorry to see it go, but thanks for all the years of making monitoring my Fastmail account easy.

11 Sep 2016, 09:34 PM	#24
PON Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 449	Another long time user of Fastcheck here. Would just like to say many thanks to Eric. It was a wonderful tool which I've used as long as I've used Fastmail (2002).