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Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by Maxburn »

hexa22 wrote: post #13
mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

Fastmail seems to be the best provider currently. Have only been using them for a bit but had no issues.

Around fifteen years for me, fastmail is great.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by RealStickman_ »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

I've been using Protonmail for some time and started paying for it about one year ago. I mainly switched to the paid plan to get access to their Protonmail Bridge for use with a local email client and that has worked well so far.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by ilammy »

saba2008 wrote: post #9
ilammy wrote: post #5

Wait a minute. Why would Fastmail preemptively block Russian IPs if they don't have any legally vulnerable presence in Russia? Just to deny Roskomnadzor the joy? There is Russian proverb that aptly describes such behavior: "назло маме отморожу уши" (cut off your nose to spite your face). > What you can do if you're affected > - Talk to Roskomsvoboda: a digital rights advocacy organization. I like when private compani…

>Just to deny Roskomnadzor the joy? No, to minimize damage by calming down proverbial monkey with a grenade. Webmail, imap & registration blocking is trivial to avoid. MX servers ending up in some blocklist might cause much more problems.

Understandable from this point of view -- with Internet being a shared resource -- but a strange concession nevertheless. Every participant of the Internet would end up blocking Russia to reduce the chance of some Russian official doing something stupid, hoping that they see website/email/torrents inaccessible and go bother someone else.

Oh well, that's what politics and power games are all about.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by throwawaystress »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

I’m also a Fastmail user (for the past 5 years or so), but I’m considering switching to iCloud, given the announcement it’ll start supporting custom domains. Fastmail is pricey ($50/month for the non-lite tier), whereas iCloud is $1/month for 50 GB.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by Swenrekcah »

rychco wrote: post #14
mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

I started using fastmail about 6 months ago and have really enjoyed it so far. My only concern is whether they’ll be around long term (10-20+ years) because it’s quickly become my default email for important stuff.

You can always get your own domain and only give out email addresses from that. But my prediction is that Fastmail will outlast GMail.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by tilolebo »

throwawaystress wrote: post #24
mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

I’m also a Fastmail user (for the past 5 years or so), but I’m considering switching to iCloud, given the announcement it’ll start supporting custom domains. Fastmail is pricey ($50/month for the non-lite tier), whereas iCloud is $1/month for 50 GB.

More like $5/month. Or $50/year

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by toss1 »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

Very happy customer of kolabnow

Checked out both protonmail & fastmail among others, ended up selecting kolabnow, no regrets.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by farski »

throwawaystress wrote: post #24
mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

I’m also a Fastmail user (for the past 5 years or so), but I’m considering switching to iCloud, given the announcement it’ll start supporting custom domains. Fastmail is pricey ($50/month for the non-lite tier), whereas iCloud is $1/month for 50 GB.

I don't think Fastmail has any plans that are $50/month

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by hvis »

ilammy wrote: post #5

Wait a minute. Why would Fastmail preemptively block Russian IPs if they don't have any legally vulnerable presence in Russia? Just to deny Roskomnadzor the joy? There is Russian proverb that aptly describes such behavior: "назло маме отморожу уши" (cut off your nose to spite your face). > What you can do if you're affected > - Talk to Roskomsvoboda: a digital rights advocacy organization. I like when private compani…

> I like when private companies tell their customers what politics they should engage in.

They didn't tell you you should do it. Just that there aren't many other options.

Re: Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know

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Post by wgm »

rychco wrote: post #14
mensetmanusman wrote: post #4

I wonder if the fastmail protocol could be hidden in AWS-like data streams to take an approach like telegram. If they try to block it, they shut down their entire digital business infrastructure. I have been looking for an alternative to Gmail, does anyone have recommendations? Fastmail? Proton mail? What put me over the edge is my young friend had a heart attack, went to the hospital and (during recovery) logged int…

I started using fastmail about 6 months ago and have really enjoyed it so far. My only concern is whether they’ll be around long term (10-20+ years) because it’s quickly become my default email for important stuff.

I started using fastmail about a year ago. They've been around since the late 1990s so I feel good about their longevity.
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