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Fastmail

3 years

Are you a #gsuitelegacy user? Fastmail gives you many custom email addresses for your business, family, and projects on one account. Get more domains for less, and reclaim your email privacy too. Learn more and save 10%:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

⭐ Announcing Masked Email with @1Password ⭐ Masked Email superpowers identity protection. You'll get unique email addresses for every online account. Connect to 1Password to make safer signups easier.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

Work safely and smartly from home with privacy-focused tools. @DuckDuckGo lists the best privacy products for remote work and includes Fastmail for email.

Working from Home? Consider These Privacy-Focused Tools

As a remote-first Internet privacy company, we firmly believe that working outside of a traditional office setting should not compromise your privacy. To that end, we’ve rounded up privacy-respecting...

spreadprivacy.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

We support privacy laws that give you control. We’re proud to join @DuckDuckGo and other co-signers in backing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Read our letter

24 Tech Companies Back CCPA Amendment to Make It Stronger: Privacy for All Act of 2019

With 23 co-signers, we're sending a letter of support for the Privacy for All Act of 2019 to the Privacy Committee of the California Assembly, to strengthen CCPA.

spreadprivacy.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Over the last two days, service has been interrupted several times. This is the result of an ongoing attack against Fastmail as well as other email providers. We're working with network service providers and law enforcement to put an end to the problem.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

⭐ Announcing Masked Email with @Bitwarden ⭐ We’ve teamed up to create a new Masked Email integration built off of the open standards that power our products. Read this thread to find out everything you need to know.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are seeing continued DDoS attacks against our infrastructure and are working with our network provider on mitigation strategies. Our team are working hard to provide stability.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We've teamed up with @1Password , the world’s most-loved password manager, to protect your online identity with our new Masked Email feature. Read this thread to find out everything you need to know.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Today we're proud to announce a big victory for email tools 5+ years in the making. #JMAP , authored by @neilj of Fastmail and Chris Newman of @Oracle , has been published as RFC 8260 by @IETF . Read about the technology: See the spec:

JMAP: A modern, open email protocol

The new JMAP email protocol provides a modern, efficient, easy-to-use API, built on many years of experience and field testing.

www.ietf.org

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We're seeing an ongoing attack against our primary network provider. We're working with them to block the attack and restore access."

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

JMAP, the new open standard for email pioneered by us at FastMail, is nearly here. In our latest blog post, we write about the journey we have taken, and where we are going from here.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

8 years

We do not co-operate with any kind of blanket surveillance, monitoring or “fishing expeditions” and never have.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Services have been restored and we are continuing to monitor the situation. No mail has been lost. Thanks for your patience.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are seeing continued DDoS attacks against our infrastructure and are working with our network provider on mitigation strategies. Our team are working hard to provide stability. We appreciate your patience as we continue to address this issue

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Surveillance-based advertising is everywhere on the internet. It's bad for consumers, it erodes trust in businesses, and we believe it should be banned. #BanSurveillanceAdvertising

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Looking for a new email provider? Fastmail is email you can feel good about. Learn about our core values:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

Scheduled send is here! Now, you can schedule emails to arrive in the future.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Our engineers are investigating access problems with our website and apps. We will post updates here when we know more.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

7 years

And now he’s CEO…

Jeremy Howard

@jeremyphoward

7 years

@Miles_Brundage @timhwang I hired our sysadmin at after replying to his job application 10 months after he sent it. I really didn't deserve to have that work out, but he was awesome and still there 15 years later

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

Join @Fastmail COO @hhorstall and @DuckDuckGo Director of Product @beahbl this Wed. 9/16 at 7 p.m./ET to discuss how to innovate while respecting people’s privacy. The conversation is FREE, virtual, and at the 2020 @bphlfest ! Register at . #BPHLFest

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

"If you want something easy to use that isn’t tied to one of the big tech giants, Fastmail is a great option." Thanks @nytimes and @WhitsonGordon for including us in this list of places to move your email.

Switch From Your Internet Provider’s Email to Something Better

When you signed up for internet access, you probably got an email address. That’s fine, but you can do better. Here’s how to move to a good one.

www.nytimes.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

At Fastmail, we let you block spy pixels so senders can’t see information about you. We’ve been protecting users this way for over 15 years. Learn more:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We're continuing to investigate mitigations with our network provider. Your data remains safe and no mail will be lost.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are currently experiencing network issues that may cause Fastmail to be unavailable; we are investigating and hope to be back online soon.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

We are working on a new, more modern look for our mobile app! If you would like to be a beta tester for the new mobile interface, follow our instructions to switch:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Over the last week, Fastmail has been subjected to an ongoing Distributed Denial of Service attack. Our latest blog article explains what happened and how we manage these attacks behind the scenes. No data has been lost, and your email remains safe.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

Gmail has experienced their second outage in two days. During these outages, mail sent to Gmail accounts bounced. We believe that this has been stabilized for now. We'll continue to monitor the situation.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

Scheduled Send is on its way! Standard and Professional users will soon be able to schedule mail to send at the time most convenient to them. Try it now on our beta website, and give us your feedback today.

Log in | Fastmail

Use your username and password to log in to your Fastmail account to access your email.

betaapp.fastmail.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

All systems are currently operational. We're continuing to monitor the situation. Our response strategies improve with each attack. We aim to minimise the visible impact on our customers. No mail has been lost throughout this period and your data, as always, remains safe.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

8 years

@charlesv April fools jokes are not really our style. We're a professional service people rely on.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Undo send is now available at Fastmail! Hit "undo" immediately after sending an email to make those final edits!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

System status is currently normal for all users. We're continuing to monitor the situation for any further hostile activity. No mail has been lost throughout this period and your data, as always, remains safe.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

@shauny Hi Shauny! Apple asked us recently to add IAP. We agreed to add it, and it was already on our longer term roadmap. We have always believed in meeting our users where they want to be, and more and more people are going mobile-only. It’s expected in our next major release.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

Labels let you know what’s in your inbox. Labels are now on Fastmail, and that’s something to smile about 😀 Learn more and enjoy!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Systems are back to normal. Each attack brings something new and we continue to adapt in response. We appreciate your patience.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are seeing continued DDoS attacks. We have a number of mitigations in place to minimise the attack’s effects. Some customers might see a degradation of services.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

We're delighted to announce that our support for secure websites hosted with FastMail is now live! A single click is all it takes to make your website at your custom domain available securely, thanks to @letsencrypt .

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

This week, we lost our appeal to the Russian government. So, we are no longer offering subscriptions in Russia. In the future, we will continue to fight for your privacy by sticking to our standards. Read our official statement in our newest blog post.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Customers come first at Fastmail, which is why it’s email you can feel good about. Check out our new, more modern logo and website at .

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

The DDoS attack on Fastmail remains ongoing. We're still working with our network provider to bring service up for more users.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Find Fastmail tools at-a-glance! New icons show your options or where you are right now. Find them on the web, your mobile app, and your browser toolbar.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

7 years

Your email is your electronic memory. Its important that it never changes when you don't expect it to.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

The DDoS attack on Fastmail remains ongoing. We're still working with our network provider to bring service up for more users. We will continue to post updates. No mail has been lost.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Dark mode arrives to email, calendars, and contacts on any device. See how you get it effortlessly when dark settings is already your thing:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

Get ready for new mobile features from FastMail on your phone or tablet! Here are a few to help you soar between productivity tools and messages, and better stay on top of your email:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

The wait is nearly over for snooze! Customers are invited to head over to to take an advance look. Find out more, including how to submit feedback, at

Log in | Fastmail

Use your username and password to log in to your Fastmail account to access your email.

betaapp.fastmail.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

We’ve supported security keys for 2FA in Chrome & Firefox for years. Now you can use them in Safari and our mobile app! Security keys like @yubico ’s Yubikeys (U2F or Webauthn) are the simplest & most secure way to keep your account safe. More about 2FA:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Bummed that you have to start paying for your #googleapps ? Don’t be, give Fastmail a try instead. We have your back with a privacy-first email service with features that keep you in control. Learn about what sets us apart and save 10% off your first year.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

Last year we celebrated a milestone—20 years of Fastmail! We’ve put two decades into building email products that give you more options and control. 💙

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

Our updated response to the #aabill in Australia, including what it means for services using encryption, our criticisms of the law, and why our service is still not affected.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

Looking to break away from big tech? Check out this list of ethical alternatives to common services and apps that threaten data privacy: Thanks, @SwitchingSocial , for the shout out!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

The full story on the FastMail outage on August 1st: what happened, and what we'll be doing to prevent it from happening again:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

System status are currently normal for all users. We are still monitoring and our response strategies continue to improve with each attack. No mail has been lost.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

System status is currently normal for all users. We're continuing to monitor the situation for any further hostile activity. No mail has been lost throughout this period and your data, as always, remains safe.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Snooze has arrived! Power users love this feature that lets you postpone emails until you’re ready. Learn more and how to get it:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

8 years

New features to keep your FastMail account even more secure

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Server status has been restored. No mail has been lost. We continue to monitor the situation to ensure we can respond rapidly to any further attacks. More information on this series of attacks against a number of independent email providers on our blog:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Feel good about your email with JMAP. Learn about the new internet standard that’s making email more efficient and fair:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

We’re currently experiencing issues that will cause interrupted service. We do not expect any mail to be lost. We are currently investigating.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

⭐️ New Feature from Fastmail ⭐️ Your email sidebar connects you to related information in your email history, calendar events, and address book as you work! Learn how Fastmail's sidebar gives context to your conversations.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

1 year

What they say isn't true—Adam Doesn't Ruin Everything. Check out @AdamConover on the newest episode of Digital Citizen, where he talks about AI and his role in leading the WGA strike.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are seeing continued DDoS attacks against our infrastructure and are working with our network provider on mitigation strategies. Currently it is only affecting the web client, IMAP is still working. Our team are working hard to provide stability.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Systems are currently normal for all users. We continue to monitor the situation. No mail has been lost.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

Supporting open standards helps create a better future for the internet 🌐 This is why we are excited to announce Squire 2.0. Learn more about Squire’s update and how using it puts a fast, secure, powerful editor in front of your users!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Access to FastMail services has been interrupted. We're looking into it.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We’re delighted to make this list. We loved working with 1Password on Masked Email, and it’s one of our favorite features too!

1Password

@1Password

3 years

🚀 1Password 8 for Linux 🕵️ Masked Email with @Fastmail 🔗 Password secure item sharing tool ⚙️ Secrets Automation, and more What’s been your favorite release or feature from 2021?

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are seeing continued DDoS attacks against our infrastructure, however we have a number of mitigations in place to minimise the attack’s effects. Some customers might see a degradation of services.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Celebrating #50yrsofemail , the open standards communication platform that connects the world! The history and future of email is what inspires our work on #JMAP , our participation at #M3AAWG and @IETF , and so much more.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

At Fastmail, our support of open source goes all the way to the top! Our CTO @rjbs talks about why Fastmail uses Perl, and the work he’s done to make its tools reliable and robust. Learn about Perl and what it’s like to work at Fastmail in this article:

Neil Bowers

@neilbowers

5 years

Thank you to @fastmail for being a Gold Sponsor of the #Perl Toolchain Summit again this year. Read this interview with toolchain contributor and Pumpking Emeritus Rik Signes: #pts2019

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Starting at 11:00 PM ET today, we'll be performing network maintenance to address issues customers are seeing as a result of the recent DDoS attack. We expect an outage of ten minutes to an hour, during which time Fastmail services will be unavailable. No mail will be lost.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack. We have a number of mitigations in place to minimise the attack’s effects. Some customers might see a degradation of services.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack. We have a number of mitigations in place to minimize the attack’s effects. Some customers will see a degradation of services. Please check for updates.

Fastmail - Status

Fastmail Status

fastmailstatus.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

8 years

@peixianw Nothing. We do not proxy any SSL connections, though CloudFlare or anyone else.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

9 years

Push email now available in iOS Mail http://t.co/GSfZwD5wL6 http://t.co/VADd43aYWG

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

#JMAP , an open standard introduced by Fastmail, makes email more efficient. @mehanley talks about why Masked Email, the @1password / @Fastmail integration that gives you a unique email address for every sign-up, is built with JMAP.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

This was just one of the dozens of messages of support we have gotten over the last week. We really have the best customers!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

1 year

We have posted a summary of our partial outage last week, and how we will avoid such outages in future, at

Partial outage on 30 June 2023

A partial network outage occurred at Fastmail on June 30th, 2023. Most did not notice, but it was severe for the directly affected 3-5% of our customers.

www.fastmail.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

How did you email in 1999? Take a journey with us through the early days of email to today, as Fastmail turns 20!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

We believe JMAP, a new open standard for email, will help developers around the world work together to make email better for everyone. Thank you @ietf for supporting our journey and covering our efforts in this article:

JMAP: A modern, open email protocol

The new JMAP email protocol provides a modern, efficient, easy-to-use API, built on many years of experience and field testing.

www.ietf.org

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

7 years

Do you have an Apple device? Using it with FastMail now as simple as taking a photo

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Webmail and mobile apps are having trouble with access. A fix is going out right now, and we should be back in a couple of minutes!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

New calendar features available now on web and mobile (with no app update necessary)! Calendar search is here, and all new views: by day, week, month and upcoming agenda. FastMail keeps you productive, with email and appointments together in one spot.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

Email doesn't disappear — a reponse to Facebook's message deletion

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Access to FastMail services has been restored. System status is currently normal for all users. We're continuing to monitor the situation. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

Fastmail customers! Our team wants to know if you're interested in offline functionality for the Fastmail mobile app. If so, we are looking for your opinions on how you'd like it to work. Please fill out this short survey to help us help you 😄

Fastmail Offline Functionality Survey

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

www.surveymonkey.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Our network maintenance is complete and Fastmail services have been fully restored. System status is normal for all users.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Our CTO @rjbs was just named one of the most influential technologists in Philadelphia! Thank you @TechnicallyPHL for recognizing Rik’s contribution to open source programing and his outstanding leadership at Fastmail.

The 20 most influential technologists in Philadelphia: RealLIST Engineers

We're recognizing this curated list of technologists for both their coding skills and community leadership. Join us to celebrate them and the Technical.ly Awards nominees on Dec. 12.

technical.ly

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

We're experiencing a distributed denial of service attack. This affects your ability to login on the web & mobile. It may also create delays sending & receiving mail. We're working with our network provider to resolve this. We'll post more information as it is available.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

New and exciting things you can do with Fastmail: * Snooze messages * Control notifications * Undo send * Switch between accounts * Select VIP contacts * View calendars side-by-side And more! See our list of new app enhancements:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 months

Save more and work better with Fastmail’s new subscription plans, designed to cater to your personal and professional needs. Learn more about our new plans:

New family plans and pricing

Today we are introducing new plans and pricing for new Fastmail customers, offering prices in many global currencies and launching some great deals to get your whole family on Fastmail.

www.fastmail.com

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

6 years

Read about our public stance on the AABill and our privacy work. We're proudly Australian and take our responsibility as advocates for our customers and the technology sector seriously.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

After 20+ years of mastering how email works, Fastmail is here to support you and your unique workflow.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 months

Psst! Fastmail and Morgen have some exciting news to share. Get ready for a special announcement with @morgencalendar coming April 16th.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

5 years

Our new website explains why it’s important to feel good about your email. Here’s why we refreshed our website and logo:

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

Speed through your mail on the go with custom swipes! Fastmail’s newest feature makes it easier for you to deal with new emails, so you get through your messages in no time.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

The scheduled upgrade to our customer support system is complete. No tickets were lost. Thanks for your patience!

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

3 years

Access to Fastmail services has been restored. System status is currently normal for all users. We're continuing to monitor the situation. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

The Fastmail web and app interface is back online! No mail has been lost.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

4 years

Looks like it's not just us, major outages all over the internet. Many other reports. Some of our team can still get in fine and report that our systems are running OK, it's just that connectivity is out.

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Fastmail

@Fastmail

2 years

A new version of the Fastmail iOS app with a fix for the crashing issue is now available in the App Store. Updating the app should resolve the problem.

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