Fastmail seems to be down - Page 2

BritTim · 22 Oct 2021, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TenFour

Sure, but how many do? And, when things go wrong the small provider may very well be asleep, traveling, or otherwise out of touch. There is a rule in flying and boating that applies here too: if something can go wrong, it will, and at the most inconvenient time possible. As a longtime boater we always joke that if the anchor drags it will happen at 2am, and we have not been disappointed!

There is, of course, a counter argument. The smaller services are not a common target for attacks. Anyone organising a massive DDOS operation is much more likely to target Google or Microsoft than a small operation. In the end, the most important factors are (i) is the organisation technically competent? (Fastmail is); and (ii) are they professional? (Fastmail is not terrible, but could be better).

TenFour · 23 Oct 2021, 01:33 AM

FM on Twitter just now:

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Some users are experiencing issues loading images. We are currently investigating.

Terry · 23 Oct 2021, 07:25 AM

Still down in Aussie.
Dont they have a back up server in another country?

TenFour · 23 Oct 2021, 07:48 AM

I'm pretty sure their main servers are handled by New York Internet from a New Jersey data center in the United States. https://fastmail.blog/company/nyi-datacentre-move/

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We are currently experiencing a service disruption. We're working to identify the problem and mitigate it

DumbGuy · 23 Oct 2021, 07:57 AM

It seems this is a new/second outage happening now, beginning about 30mins ago.

Terry · 23 Oct 2021, 08:13 AM

Back up in Aust

**JeffK** · 23 Oct 2021, 09:40 AM

Back down again?

paleolith · 23 Oct 2021, 09:40 AM

Down again.

**JeffK** · 23 Oct 2021, 09:49 AM

it's back for me

paleolith · 23 Oct 2021, 09:58 AM

Yep, me too.

jerrycable · 23 Oct 2021, 10:29 AM

It just went down for me. This is getting extremely annoying!

Mystakill · 23 Oct 2021, 10:32 AM

I can’t connect via the app or the web interface here in Baltimore.

mikev99 · 23 Oct 2021, 10:37 AM

Pretty much everything down for me -- no Thunderbird, no web, no mobile. Status needs updating.

**JeffK** · 23 Oct 2021, 10:52 AM

yep gone again for me. Timing is bad. I'm trying to prepare my Surface Pro for a trip away and I need access to my emails to install some apps.

First world problem but I'll throw something through the TV is the Red Sox lose the MLB today!!!

DumbGuy · 23 Oct 2021, 11:07 AM

It's been up and down sporadically for me the past few hours. I'm at my desktop and am glad I have POP setup on my account. When I notice access is temporarily restored, I download the latest batch of emails into Thunderbird, then read at my convenience. Calendar updates locally in TB sync up to FM via CalDAV occasionally.

23 Oct 2021, 10:37 AM	#28
mikev99 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 658	Everything Down but Status Pretty much everything down for me -- no Thunderbird, no web, no mobile. Status needs updating.

23 Oct 2021, 07:25 AM	#18
Terry The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VK4 Posts: 2,975	Still down in Aussie. Dont they have a back up server in another country?

23 Oct 2021, 07:57 AM	#20
DumbGuy Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 208	It seems this is a new/second outage happening now, beginning about 30mins ago.

23 Oct 2021, 08:13 AM	#21
Terry The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VK4 Posts: 2,975	Back up in Aust

23 Oct 2021, 09:40 AM	#22
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,176	Back down again?

23 Oct 2021, 09:40 AM	#23
paleolith Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 545	Down again.

23 Oct 2021, 09:49 AM	#24
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,176	it's back for me

23 Oct 2021, 09:58 AM	#25
paleolith Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 545	Yep, me too.

23 Oct 2021, 10:29 AM	#26
jerrycable Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 35	It just went down for me. This is getting extremely annoying!

23 Oct 2021, 10:32 AM	#27
Mystakill Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD (USA) Posts: 835	I can’t connect via the app or the web interface here in Baltimore.

23 Oct 2021, 10:52 AM	#29
JeffK Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kingaroy, AU Posts: 3,176	yep gone again for me. Timing is bad. I'm trying to prepare my Surface Pro for a trip away and I need access to my emails to install some apps. First world problem but I'll throw something through the TV is the Red Sox lose the MLB today!!!

23 Oct 2021, 11:07 AM	#30
DumbGuy Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 208	It's been up and down sporadically for me the past few hours. I'm at my desktop and am glad I have POP setup on my account. When I notice access is temporarily restored, I download the latest batch of emails into Thunderbird, then read at my convenience. Calendar updates locally in TB sync up to FM via CalDAV occasionally.