Please restore 'Detach attached messages' or provide a easy switch to old interface

MagicDavid · 20 Nov 2013, 10:10 PM

Hi all

The new interface missed out a key feature from the old interface which I've mentioned before.

The 'detach message' option - where if you forward yourself a message from, say your work email, you could detach the message into your inbox and file or respond accordingly.

This option wouldn't require any clutter in the interface. It would just need to appear when a .eml is attached to an email to accompany the 'download' and 'view' options. So you'd have a 'detach' or 'save message' option too. I know Fastmail already has the attachment type detection code as it displays different attachments in different ways.

If this really isn't possible, then please can we have a really simple way of temporarily switching to the old interface without having to log out, log in to the old interface, log out again then log back in to the new one. It's driving me crazy. I have to use this feature about five or six times a day.

Would be interested to know if this is an issue for others, or whether it's just me.

Many thanks

David

lane · 20 Nov 2013, 10:16 PM

The long-term solution is, of course, for Fastmail to satisfy your request.

As a short-term workaround, I have one browser set to Fastmail in classic mode and another set to the new interface.

Berenburger · 22 Nov 2013, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MagicDavid

The new interface missed out a key feature from the old interface which I've mentioned before.

David, we are left alone.

cyberpear · 22 Nov 2013, 11:47 PM

+1 I'd love to have this functionality, too!

carra · 23 Nov 2013, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berenburger

David, we are left alone.

+1 for this useful feature!

MagicDavid · 3 Dec 2013, 07:35 AM

Hi all

Thanks for your support on this. There's a totally obvious place for this option to go that I've just discovered if you 'check' the box next to an attachment:

http://s22.postimg.org/br3sxaq2p/Detach_Can_Go_Here.gif

Please Fastmail, I see you have intergrated DropBox and built new functionality for that. This is EXISTING functionality you have already developed on the old interface that would help a number of paying members if you could add it discretely to the new interface.

Many thanks

David

janusz · 3 Dec 2013, 03:18 PM

What you suggest is about saving an attachment to a filestore, which you can do with the new and old interfaces. That's not the same as detaching a message, which means ...well.... detaching an attached message and placing it in the inbox , in the same way as a new message would be handled.

cyberpear · 3 Dec 2013, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janusz

What you suggest is about saving an attachment to a filestore, which you can do with the new and old interfaces. That's not the same as detaching a message, which means ...well.... detaching an attached message and placing it in the inbox , in the same way as a new message would be handled.

I think what MagicDavid meant was that it would be a good place on the UI for the already-existing functionality to be made available in the new interface.

MagicDavid · 3 Dec 2013, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberpear

I think what MagicDavid meant was that it would be a good place on the UI for the already-existing functionality to be made available in the new interface.

Thanks both. This is exactly what I meant, sorry if I wasn't clear.

20 Nov 2013, 10:10 PM	#1
MagicDavid Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 164	Please restore 'Detach attached messages' or provide a easy switch to old interface Hi all The new interface missed out a key feature from the old interface which I've mentioned before. The 'detach message' option - where if you forward yourself a message from, say your work email, you could detach the message into your inbox and file or respond accordingly. This option wouldn't require any clutter in the interface. It would just need to appear when a .eml is attached to an email to accompany the 'download' and 'view' options. So you'd have a 'detach' or 'save message' option too. I know Fastmail already has the attachment type detection code as it displays different attachments in different ways. If this really isn't possible, then please can we have a really simple way of temporarily switching to the old interface without having to log out, log in to the old interface, log out again then log back in to the new one. It's driving me crazy. I have to use this feature about five or six times a day. Would be interested to know if this is an issue for others, or whether it's just me. Many thanks David

3 Dec 2013, 07:35 AM	#6
MagicDavid Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 164	I've found where it should go! Hi all Thanks for your support on this. There's a totally obvious place for this option to go that I've just discovered if you 'check' the box next to an attachment: http://s22.postimg.org/br3sxaq2p/Detach_Can_Go_Here.gif Please Fastmail, I see you have intergrated DropBox and built new functionality for that. This is EXISTING functionality you have already developed on the old interface that would help a number of paying members if you could add it discretely to the new interface. Many thanks David

20 Nov 2013, 10:16 PM	#2
lane Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kars, NB, Canada Posts: 702	The long-term solution is, of course, for Fastmail to satisfy your request. As a short-term workaround, I have one browser set to Fastmail in classic mode and another set to the new interface.

22 Nov 2013, 11:47 PM	#4
cyberpear Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 40	+1 I'd love to have this functionality, too!

3 Dec 2013, 03:18 PM	#7
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,945	What you suggest is about saving an attachment to a filestore, which you can do with the new and old interfaces. That's not the same as detaching a message, which means ...well.... detaching an attached message and placing it in the inbox , in the same way as a new message would be handled.