Firewall access

Terry · 30 Aug 2016, 07:01 PM

Rob, do these need changing your end to fastmail.com

Firewall access

If you are behind a firewall, some service ports may be blocked. FastMail has a special proxy system whereby you can access each service (POP, IMAP, SMTP, etc) through any port number. All these servers use SSL/TLS. The server names are:
IMAP imaps-proxy.messagingengine.com
IMAP (alt namespace) imapalts-proxy.messagingengine.com
POP pops-proxy.messagingengine.com
SMTP smtps-proxy.messagingengine.com
LDAP ldaps-proxy.messagingengine.com

If you use these server names, you can use any port to access these services. Commonly open ports include 80, 21, 25 and 443.

robn · 30 Aug 2016, 07:02 PM

No. They're the same for now. We're undecided as to whether we want to support proxy services under new fastmail.com names or discontinue them entirely. We're currently collecting usage data to help inform a decision.

Terry · 30 Aug 2016, 07:04 PM

Ok thank you....

Prognathous · 30 Aug 2016, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by robn

No. They're the same for now. We're undecided as to whether we want to support proxy services under new fastmail.com names or discontinue them entirely. We're currently collecting usage data to help inform a decision.

Keep in mind that even if not many are using this feature (I have in the past, but don't currently) it's a very cool USP over competing services. A feature that, if anything, probably should have been marketed more. I know it's one of the things I mention when people ask me what makes Fastmail unique.

BritTim · 30 Aug 2016, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Prognathous

Keep in mind that even if not many are using this feature (I have in the past, but don't currently) it's a very cool USP over competing services. A feature that, if anything, probably should have been marketed more. I know it's one of the things I mention when people ask me what makes Fastmail unique.

That is a very good point. Some features influence decision making even when currently not needed. This is a good example.

I think I may have mentioned before that Fastmail doing everything by the numbers, no longer bothering to consult the client base, is not IMHO leading to optimum decisions.

robn · 30 Aug 2016, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BritTim

That is a very good point. Some features influence decision making even when currently not needed. This is a good example.

Indeed, it is, and considering feature differentiation in the market is definitely something we look at. Numbers are important, but they're never the entire story.

30 Aug 2016, 07:01 PM	#1
Terry The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VK4 Posts: 3,028	Firewall access Rob, do these need changing your end to fastmail.com Firewall access If you are behind a firewall, some service ports may be blocked. FastMail has a special proxy system whereby you can access each service (POP, IMAP, SMTP, etc) through any port number. All these servers use SSL/TLS. The server names are: IMAP imaps-proxy.messagingengine.com IMAP (alt namespace) imapalts-proxy.messagingengine.com POP pops-proxy.messagingengine.com SMTP smtps-proxy.messagingengine.com LDAP ldaps-proxy.messagingengine.com If you use these server names, you can use any port to access these services. Commonly open ports include 80, 21, 25 and 443.

30 Aug 2016, 07:02 PM	#2
robn Master of the @ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,007 Representative of: Fastmail.fm	No. They're the same for now. We're undecided as to whether we want to support proxy services under new fastmail.com names or discontinue them entirely. We're currently collecting usage data to help inform a decision.

30 Aug 2016, 07:04 PM	#3
Terry The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VK4 Posts: 3,028	Ok thank you....