Re:Web.dev by Google
by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 12, 2018 @04:42PM
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The difference in performance between Fastmail and the new Gmail interface right now is freaking stunning. I still load Gmail every few days to see if I have email there, and it's like waiting for Windows 98 to boot.
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The main Gmail desktop website is sort of like a desktop application. Most active users keep it permanently open. Try https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/ , https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/ or https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/mu/ (on mobile these will redirect unless you enable "request desktop site")
This is brilliant. Using the last one. And now https://m.facebook.com/messages/ for FB messenger as well. Thank you for this kind sir!
edit: Last one because it supports keyboard shortcuts.
Setup forwarding in Gmail to send to a fastmail address. Problem solved.
Re:Web.dev by Google
by ocdtrekkie on Monday November 12, 2018 @04:56PM
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This was actually an intentional choice not to do that. Setting up forwarding means you may have email continually passing through Google servers you didn't realize was still doing so. By having a hard cut between the two, I know for a fact that any email received at FastMail is not going through my Gmail account, and any email received at Gmail is, and needs to have the contact information updated.
I have a vacation auto-responder permanently on on Gmail as well to notify any individuals who hit my old address where my new address is.