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mechanic · 3 Jun 2012, 08:44 PM

When does Zuckerberg get back from his honeymoon? Things won't move before he has his say.

denverharless · 4 Jun 2012, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FredOnline

I just looked at the link, and for the link to Tsu's Home Page, it was blocked by my Internet Security as dangerous content.

Again, thanks for the warning!

It was a joke. Tsunami is a well-known contributor here.

just1acc · 4 Jun 2012, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FredOnline
I just looked at the link, and for the link to Tsu's Home Page, it was blocked by my Internet Security as dangerous content.

Again, thanks for the warning!

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Originally Posted by denverharless

It was a joke. Tsunami is a well-known contributor here.

That was a joke too. Your upload:download ratio of 'sense of humor' seems >1.

ao1 · 5 Jun 2012, 12:02 AM

Forgot to add: SMTP

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Originally Posted by Shelded

What do you want in DNS? which records are your minimum?

I pointed the DNS for my domains to FM and have the following records:
A, MX, CSV, CNAME, SPF, DKIM, TXT, web redirects...
It all "just works"

ao1 · 5 Jun 2012, 12:12 AM

For me, the best part of FM is the support.

**Shelded** · 5 Jun 2012, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ao1

Forgot to add: SMTP

I pointed the DNS for my domains to FM and have the following records:
A, MX, CSV, CNAME, SPF, DKIM, TXT, web redirects...
It all "just works"

I get that simplicity is important for you versus reliability.

So, you have it. But if you want to replace FM as your dns host you can do it w/o yet deciding your email host. Your registrar likely gives access to all recs you listed, so host DNS there. Your MX would then be pointed at FM or elsewhere. If you have the web hosting records at FM or elsewhere, it's up to you; but as long as you have an active FM subacription, why not use it for the public data. Use the time to shop around.

I feel it is more reliable to use registrar DNS than FM because if FM is down you can't update DNS short of yanking ALL records to another host (and probably waiting days for all to propagate).

denverharless · 5 Jun 2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by just1acc

That was a joke too. Your upload:download ratio of 'sense of humor' seems >1.

Oops. I wondered that, but couldn't tell. Gotta work on that ratio!

sflorack · 5 Jun 2012, 05:44 AM

Opera has an odd history of screwing with me. It all started 3 days after I purchased my copy of their browser, only to have them go freeware..

ChinaLamb · 5 Jun 2012, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sflorack

Opera has an odd history of screwing with me. It all started 3 days after I purchased my copy of their browser, only to have them go freeware..

Did they offer any money back?

Terry · 5 Jun 2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ao1

For me, the best part of FM is the support.

Yes that is very important and that is something I have to admit I seem to overlook, but It's not until you start to look for an alternative that you realise just how good Fastmail is with all the features and benefits I just take for granted.

petergh · 5 Jun 2012, 03:13 PM

As much as I like Fastmail, their support has never worked too well for me personally, and they're slower to respond than many similarly priced companies. Their feature set is hard to beat though.

FredOnline · 5 Jun 2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ao1

For me, the best part of FM is the support.

The best part of ANY supplier of ANY product is the support.

I concur with petergh, perhaps in recent times it's not been as quick as it used to be.

Compare that to George and PolarisMail - quick and willing to respond personally.

sflorack · 6 Jun 2012, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ChinaLamb

Did they offer any money back?

I honestly didn't ask; I was probably too embarrassed for not researching it first. I'm the type of person who would develop a complex comparison spreadsheet for buying a toaster oven.

sflorack · 6 Jun 2012, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FredOnline

The best part of ANY supplier of ANY product is the support.

I concur with petergh, perhaps in recent times it's not been as quick as it used to be.

Compare that to George and PolarisMail - quick and willing to respond personally.

Support isn't as important as the product itself. (A garbage product with great customer service is still a garbage product.)

And comparing Fastmail's user base to support staff ratio to that of a one-man operation is not exactly apples to apples.

FredOnline · 6 Jun 2012, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sflorack

Support isn't as important as the product itself. (A garbage product with great customer service is still a garbage product.)

My take on a01's post.

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Originally Posted by sflorack

And comparing Fastmail's user base to support staff ratio to that of a one-man operation is not exactly apples to apples.

Don't recall that I was comparing user base to support staff ratio, but the end result?

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