Aliases and Domains for Older User

sunspots99 · 26 Jan 2021, 02:45 AM

I signed up for fastmail back when it was just fastmail.fm (maybe 15+ years ago).

assuming my user name is "foobar" for this example my default email was

[email protected]

I could do infinite aliases like so typing in from field

[email protected]

---

Something about the GUI for compose changed however. It just shows me the ability to make an alias on the fly like

[email protected]

Email sent to .com instead of .fm doesn't reach me.

How to get the GUI back to how it was or just show .fm instead .com when I choose the "Any" option.

Thanks!

Fenman · 26 Jan 2021, 03:48 AM

Hello and welcome sunspots99

Have you set up the alias '[email protected]'. My understanding is that, until you have, '[email protected]' won't work.

xyzzy · 26 Jan 2021, 04:49 AM

You should be able to do what you want by creating the sending identity for *@foobar.fastmail.fm.

I do what you are trying to do for what I refer to as "disposable email addresses" and use a real alias as the domain since I never want to reveal my actual account email address to any recipient. I also set that real alias's target to filter these in their own folders under a single category (using FM's "fuzzy folder matching").

pjroutledge · 26 Jan 2021, 04:51 AM

Try this:

'Edit' Folders (for me this is a button at the bottom of the left hand side list of email folders when in Mail)
Click the 'Edit' button to the right of 'Inbox' (assuming this is where you usually are when you Compose new emails)
Click 'Advanced Preferences' underneath the displayed options (just above the 'Save' and 'Cancel' buttons)
Choose your preferred Sending Identity from the drop down list next to 'Default Identity'
Click 'Save' (at the bottom of the page)

If your 'fastmail.fm' sending identity is not listed you might have to create it, using 'Sending Identities' in Preferences.

sunspots99 · 26 Jan 2021, 10:28 AM

Thanks all! Sending Identities vs Aliases setup works. I was too focused on Alias.

Part of my problem Fenman was that I had sent out the [email protected] address to someone and wanted to use that to as my "from" but it just wasn't an option in newer GUI that used to let you type whatever you want. So setting up the .com was possible, but not the address I wanted going out.

26 Jan 2021, 02:45 AM	#1
sunspots99 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 2	Aliases and Domains for Older User I signed up for fastmail back when it was just fastmail.fm (maybe 15+ years ago). assuming my user name is "foobar" for this example my default email was [email protected] I could do infinite aliases like so typing in from field [email protected] --- Something about the GUI for compose changed however. It just shows me the ability to make an alias on the fly like [email protected] Email sent to .com instead of .fm doesn't reach me. How to get the GUI back to how it was or just show .fm instead .com when I choose the "Any" option. Thanks!

26 Jan 2021, 04:49 AM	#3
xyzzy Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 335	You should be able to do what you want by creating the sending identity for @foobar.fastmail.fm. I do what you are trying to do for what I refer to as "disposable email addresses" and use a real alias as the domain since I never want to reveal my actual account email address to any recipient. I also set that real alias's target to filter these in their own folders under a single category (using FM's "fuzzy folder matching"). Last edited by xyzzy : 26 Jan 2021 at 05:04 AM.*

26 Jan 2021, 04:51 AM	#4
pjroutledge Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne, Oz Posts: 70	Try this: 'Edit' Folders (for me this is a button at the bottom of the left hand side list of email folders when in Mail) Click the 'Edit' button to the right of 'Inbox' (assuming this is where you usually are when you Compose new emails) Click 'Advanced Preferences' underneath the displayed options (just above the 'Save' and 'Cancel' buttons) Choose your preferred Sending Identity from the drop down list next to 'Default Identity' Click 'Save' (at the bottom of the page) If your 'fastmail.fm' sending identity is not listed you might have to create it, using 'Sending Identities' in Preferences.

26 Jan 2021, 03:48 AM	#2
Fenman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK (East Anglia) Posts: 663	Hello and welcome sunspots99 Have you set up the alias '[email protected]'. My understanding is that, until you have, '[email protected]' won't work.

26 Jan 2021, 10:28 AM	#5
sunspots99 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 2	Thanks all! Sending Identities vs Aliases setup works. I was too focused on Alias. Part of my problem Fenman was that I had sent out the [email protected] address to someone and wanted to use that to as my "from" but it just wasn't an option in newer GUI that used to let you type whatever you want. So setting up the .com was possible, but not the address I wanted going out.