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Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by swartkrans »

brongondwana wrote: post #18
swartkrans wrote: post #15

I have been using fastmail for a month now after switching from gmail. I quite like it, but the two drawbacks are that it's just a little bit more likely to let spam in than gmail, even with aggressive spam options enabled, and with fastmail I'm missing out on the growing gmail ecosystem (Streak, Dropbox mailbox app, others). It's fine though, I really am happy to be paying for an email service instead of depending o…

We're talking to Dropbox about mailbox app - hopefully it will support us soon, as with everything it's a matter of engineering resources. We're also talking to many companies about a better API for everyone - the draft spec is at http://jmap.io/ - it's based on the API that our app already uses.

That's great to hear. Regarding the Android app having just checked it out, my first request, if you're taking them, is multiple account support. I can only log into one fastmail.com account at a time with what is here now. The reason I have two accounts is because I have two domains that get emails. Otherwise seems like a solid app. I'll probably start using this as my calendar app. :)

http://jmap.io/ seems pretty awesome, I guess I can use that to build my own fastmail app integration?

Thanks for all the hard work on fastmail!

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by mwcampbell »

brongondwana wrote: post #18
swartkrans wrote: post #15

I have been using fastmail for a month now after switching from gmail. I quite like it, but the two drawbacks are that it's just a little bit more likely to let spam in than gmail, even with aggressive spam options enabled, and with fastmail I'm missing out on the growing gmail ecosystem (Streak, Dropbox mailbox app, others). It's fine though, I really am happy to be paying for an email service instead of depending o…

We're talking to Dropbox about mailbox app - hopefully it will support us soon, as with everything it's a matter of engineering resources. We're also talking to many companies about a better API for everyone - the draft spec is at http://jmap.io/ - it's based on the API that our app already uses.

JMAP looks interesting. Is there an implementation yet for any open-source IMAP servers, like Dovecot or Cyrus?

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by coned88 »

robn_fastmail wrote: post #9
girvo wrote: post #6

Well done! I love FastMail, and am very glad that I switch from GMail. However, one of the best parts of FastMail is that it's just proper IMAP at the end of the day, so while I'm sure some people are going to love this app, I personally don't have much of a use for it.

Fair enough, we love IMAP too, and there's no way its going anywhere. We've always cared about standards compliance and client choice, so use what you like and be happy! :)

How does that new Australian law allowing manipulation of data effect fastmail?

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by robn_fastmail »

coned88 wrote: post #24
robn_fastmail wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fair enough, we love IMAP too, and there's no way its going anywhere. We've always cared about standards compliance and client choice, so use what you like and be happy! :)

How does that new Australian law allowing manipulation of data effect fastmail?

There are no new laws (yet). But lets not get into this discussion here. Contact privacy@fastmail.com with your questions and we'll be happy to respond to them.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by Aldo_MX »

swartkrans wrote: post #15

I have been using fastmail for a month now after switching from gmail. I quite like it, but the two drawbacks are that it's just a little bit more likely to let spam in than gmail, even with aggressive spam options enabled, and with fastmail I'm missing out on the growing gmail ecosystem (Streak, Dropbox mailbox app, others). It's fine though, I really am happy to be paying for an email service instead of depending o…

I have the opposite complaint, Fastmail marks my bank receipts as Spam, but I don't mind at all.

My bank probably is dumb enough to send newsletters, promotions and other spam-like mails next to notifications, statements and other not-spam-like mails from the same sever, also, Spanish is like a third-class citizen over the Internet, so I got accustomed to the language barrier.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by dsl »

robn_fastmail wrote: post #7
dsl wrote: post #3

It seems to only be a slick wrapper around the website. No options, no unread message count on the icon, no ability to easily switch between mail and calendar... I love FastMail, and can't wait to see where they go with a 2.0 release.

It _should_ have an unread message count on the icon. But yes, the iOS version's only significant feature over the regular web app is the addition of realtime push notifications. The Android app has a lot more right now, mostly because the web app experience has been pretty terrible in the stock Android browser so there was a lot more work needed to get it up to scratch. Of course we'll keep working on it; we've got…

Ah ha! It didn't update until I got a new email.

Let me know if you need beta testers!

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by chrisblackwell »

I would love FastMail to add tags or labels. That is the one primary feature making me still forward my FastMail email to Gmail. I love having email in my inbox already labeled (or tagged) so I can have context.

For example, one of the companies I work for uses purple in their logo. So I tag all emails from them with their company name, and add make it purple.

Re: FastMail app for iOS and Android now available

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Post by swartkrans »

chrisblackwell wrote: post #29

I would love FastMail to add tags or labels. That is the one primary feature making me still forward my FastMail email to Gmail. I love having email in my inbox already labeled (or tagged) so I can have context. For example, one of the companies I work for uses purple in their logo. So I tag all emails from them with their company name, and add make it purple.

What's the benefit of using fastmail if you just forward to gmail?
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