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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by tpeng on Saturday May 24, 2014 @09:18PM (#7795088)
Fastmail should really invest in some better domains. While I can use google to find a company's website, I still have to communicate my email address literally on a regular basis. I'd rather not have to spell out a weird domain.
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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by joedavison on Saturday May 24, 2014 @09:44PM (#7795136)
They have one really great domain: sent.com

I have never had a problem communicating it.

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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by psychometry on Saturday May 24, 2014 @09:35PM (#7795119)
As someone who actually switched from Fastmail TO Gmail several years ago, this definitely resonates. "Fastmail" is not easily recognized by most people and becomes especially unclear if you're reciting your email address over the phone.

Fastmail doesn't even own fastmail.com! They do have many domains available [1] but none are that great.

[1] https://www.fastmail.fm/help/legal/ourdomains.html

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Re:From Gmail to Fastmail by zokier on Sunday May 25, 2014 @03:04AM (#7795716)
You should be using your own domains regardless of who is your email provider. That way switching email provider is only one MX record change away if the need ever arises.
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