Question: what domain is used in the web interface when a family account is used?

akorvemaker · 17 Jun 2010, 03:56 AM

I'd like to know what domain name is used after logging in when using a family account with a user created in a domain registered to that family account. Is it the family domain, or does it redirect to fastmail.fm?

For example: Say I register example.com, and have FM host the DNS for the domain. Then say I create an account (not an Alias) under my family account for user@example.com. When I go to mail.example.com, I can log in using that user name. After logging in, does the user stay at example.com while checking mail, or is the user redirected to www.fastmail.fm?

My account is currently an @fastmail.fm address, so I can't test this. For me, after logging in I'm redirected to www.fastmail.fm/mail/.... I'm curious if a user who is set up with an @example.com address would still see the www.fastmail.fm or would stay at www.example.com/mail/....

(I hope that makes sense)

Andy

ozar · 17 Jun 2010, 09:02 AM

On my own family account, when I login with my username under mydomain.com, it actually shows up as www.fastmail.fm/mail in the browser location bar.

Is that what you mean?

akorvemaker · 17 Jun 2010, 10:23 AM

Thanks for the response! Yes, I think that's exactly what I'm wondering.

Does it do this if you log in at mail.mydomain.com, or do you always go to fastmail.fm to log in?

Andy

placebo · 17 Jun 2010, 10:42 AM

Yes, it will redirect regardless of which domain you originally log in from.

akorvemaker · 17 Jun 2010, 11:19 AM

Thank you very much for the information and clarification.

beq · 17 Jun 2010, 01:44 PM

With me, the URL in the address bar will redirect to fastmail.fm for an SSL session. For a non-secure http session, the URL will remain in my own domain.

Makes sense, since the SSL cert is only available for FastMail's own domain...

akorvemaker · 18 Jun 2010, 01:10 AM

Good to know. Thank you!

I'd prefer to be able to just accept the certificate mismatch and go secure on my own domain, but at least it's an option. It looks like going non-secure from my own domain does keep me at my domain, even if I log in with my @fastmail.fm address (in case anyone is curious).

17 Jun 2010, 03:56 AM	#1
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	Question: what domain is used in the web interface when a family account is used? I'd like to know what domain name is used after logging in when using a family account with a user created in a domain registered to that family account. Is it the family domain, or does it redirect to fastmail.fm? For example: Say I register example.com, and have FM host the DNS for the domain. Then say I create an account (not an Alias) under my family account for user@example.com. When I go to mail.example.com, I can log in using that user name. After logging in, does the user stay at example.com while checking mail, or is the user redirected to www.fastmail.fm? My account is currently an @fastmail.fm address, so I can't test this. For me, after logging in I'm redirected to www.fastmail.fm/mail/.... I'm curious if a user who is set up with an @example.com address would still see the www.fastmail.fm or would stay at www.example.com/mail/.... (I hope that makes sense) Andy

17 Jun 2010, 09:02 AM	#2
ozar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 133	On my own family account, when I login with my username under mydomain.com, it actually shows up as www.fastmail.fm/mail in the browser location bar. Is that what you mean?

17 Jun 2010, 10:23 AM	#3
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	Thanks for the response! Yes, I think that's exactly what I'm wondering. Does it do this if you log in at mail.mydomain.com, or do you always go to fastmail.fm to log in? Andy

17 Jun 2010, 10:42 AM	#4
placebo Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 743	Yes, it will redirect regardless of which domain you originally log in from.

17 Jun 2010, 11:19 AM	#5
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	Thank you very much for the information and clarification.

17 Jun 2010, 01:44 PM	#6
beq Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA Posts: 895	With me, the URL in the address bar will redirect to fastmail.fm for an SSL session. For a non-secure http session, the URL will remain in my own domain. Makes sense, since the SSL cert is only available for FastMail's own domain...

18 Jun 2010, 01:10 AM	#7
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	Good to know. Thank you! I'd prefer to be able to just accept the certificate mismatch and go secure on my own domain, but at least it's an option. It looks like going non-secure from my own domain does keep me at my domain, even if I log in with my @fastmail.fm address (in case anyone is curious).