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

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

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Post by yarcob »

ojame wrote: post #7
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 had a paid account with Fastmail for probably going on 8 years I’d say. It’s been a fantastically reliable service and the odd (perhaps 3 or 4 times) I’ve needed to reach out to support it’s always prompt and a real conversation.

I'm also a happy Fastmail customer. They actually offer customer support (at least they did a couple of years ago when I needed it).

I had an issue with Fastmail where I accidentally deleted a bunch of emails, and with help from their support I was able to restore them from their backup quickly.

Contrast that to Gmail, where thousands of messages suddenly disappeared from the inbox, and the only support option was a forum with dozens of other users asking for solutions to the same problem.

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

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Post by hexa22 »

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.

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

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Post by rychco »

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.

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

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Post by meibo »

abcd_f wrote: post #12

Where did all the brouhaha with Russia banning Telegram end? From what I understand it seems to be operational and rather popular there. Did the state give up or did Telegram end up “cooperating” with them?

Blocking Telegram turned out to be technically unfeasible since they fought it by routing data through western cloud providers, which the Russian state was unable to block sensibly(you may remember stories from back then).

In the end they "stopped trying" and actually embraced using Telegram as a propaganda tool nowadays.

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

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Post by pentagone »

abcd_f wrote: post #12

Where did all the brouhaha with Russia banning Telegram end? From what I understand it seems to be operational and rather popular there. Did the state give up or did Telegram end up “cooperating” with them?

They played cat and mouse for a while. https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9653-russia_vs_telegram_technica...

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

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Post by Shacklz »

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 a very happy customer of protonmail. They're consistently extending their offering (VPN, Calendar, Drive is up next), their pricing seems fair, albeit not exactly cheap, but to be honest though, I almost consider this to be a feature - I'm perfectly okay with paying good cash for something as important as mail.

Their UI was somewhat lackluster but they recently released a completely overhauled version (just a few days ago), which seems kinda nice so far.

All in all, I can only recommend it. That being said, I'm mostly only receiving mail and rarely ever sending out any, so YMMV.

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

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Post by toomuchtodo »

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 customer. +1, nothing but good things to say. They even championed the new JMAP standard.

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

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Post by horlux »

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…

migadu is a really option
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