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Digital Citizen:

A podcast by Fastmail

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The Future of AI with WGA Strike Leader Adam Conover

Migrate to Fastmail from Skiff

Fastmail is a secure, privacy-first email service that has been serving users since 1999. If you're considering migrating from Skiff, you're in the right place!

How one customer used Fastmail’s Open API

Fastmail’s open API makes creating new and exciting tools easy for email enthusiasts.

Fastmail Advent 2023: 25 Days of Better Email

At the beginning of December, we announced the return of Fastmail Advent. Please enjoy this wrap-up of our staff members’ responses.

Ghost of Advent blog posts past
25 Dec 2023 Company

Many years ago, on December 25th, 2015, I wrote a blog post.

5 Years of New Features With Fastmail 

For twenty years and counting, we have been committed to improving our users’ email experience.

Streamline your mail by choosing actions

When mail is delivered to you, you can move it to a folder, send a copy to another address, or delete it.

How Xavier uses Fastmail to customize his inbox
01 Sep 2023 Customer Stories

Fastmail customer, Xavier, gets the most out of his email account by using Fastmail Identities, Aliases, and Masked Email!

Why Folders Are a Great Email Organization Tool

Fastmail Folders are the perfect organization tool for customers that love an empty inbox. Moving messages into customized folders is a quick way to keep your inbox tidy.

Fastmail’s Contributions to the Future of Email at the Perl Toolchain Summit

Fastmail CTO, Rik Signes, and Backend Team Lead, Matthew Horsfall, joined world-class open-source developers at the annual Perl Toolchain Summit.

The Building Blocks of The Internet with Bron Gondwana

In this podcast blog post about season one episode four of Digital Citizen, Fastmail CEO Bron Gondwana discusses why open internet standards are so important to your future.

For Business and Personal Life: How Jon uses Fastmail 

Fastmail values your time and privacy without sacrificing productivity. Check out how Jon Henshaw, a Senior Director of Technical SEO, makes the most of his email thanks to filters and rules, Masked Email, superior spam blocking, and more.

Partial outage on 30 June 2023
06 Jul 2023 Advanced

A partial network outage occurred at Fastmail on June 30th, 2023. Most did not notice, but it was severe for the directly affected 3-5% of our customers.