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Re:The FastMail Security Mindset by morganvachon on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @03:48PM (#15855777)
> "Wow what a coincidence — I switched from Gmail to Fastmail exactly 1 year ago today."

Same, in fact I just got my renewal notice over the weekend, which means either yesterday or today was the day I turned Gmail off for good.

> "I couldn't be happier. I mostly use native clients, but the Web client is a joy to use, and everything I've observed about Fastmail gives me confidence in their service."

I vastly prefer Fastmail's web client to any modern native client, though Claws mail comes close if only for its abundantly configurable interface. I really enjoy the extras with Fastmail too; the Notes and Files apps are perfect for quick access from any device. The fact that their iPhone app is a near perfect mirror of the desktop web client helps too.

> "I never used the Gmail-exclusive features like labels, so switching was pretty easy. I highly recommend it to anyone considering it."

Coming from over a decade of IMAP folders, I hated Gmail labels and found them awkward. Fastmail uses folders and I'm in my happy place with them.

I never thought I'd pay for email service beyond hosting my own, but Fastmail is definitely worth it to me.

Re:The FastMail Security Mindset by distances on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @04:16PM (#15856069)
> the Notes and Files apps are perfect for quick access from any device

Thanks for this heads-up! I've been looking for a super-simple notes taking method that would span work, home, and mobile. I never realized FastMail has one just under my nose!

Re:The FastMail Security Mindset by lloeki on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @03:12AM (#15859450)
Notes even used to work with Notes.app on iOS and macOS before the latter moved to iCloud backed storage.