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After testing multiple alternatives, I’ve reached the conclusion that I won’t be able to fully de-#Google.

I moved my photos to iCloud (even though search sucks) and I might move my email to #Fastmail (#StartMail wasn’t worth the money), but there‘s nothing out there for Google Calendar + Google Maps that isn’t Apple Calendar + Apple Maps, and I hate both so I’m stuck with Google 🙃

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I’m trying out @fastmail but because they don’t offer a widget or a standalone app for the calendar, it takes 4 taps (edit: 2 if you enable the bottom menu) to simply check my calendar for the day 💀

1) Open #Fastmail app
2) Open side menu
3) Open drop-down menu
4) Finally switch to calendar view

I submitted a ticket to make sure I wasn’t missing anything (edit: workaround is to use #iOS Calendar app) but is anyone successfully using Fastmail as a #Google Calendar replacement? My current setup:

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@grumpygamer @fastmail One reason why I switched to #fastmail is because it works relatively well with MacOS and iOS native Mail, Calendar, Contacts and even Reminders. You just need to go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Manage App Passwords and Access and if you create app password for iPhone or iPad it will generate a profile that you can import (even on MacOS) and that will set up everything automatically.

Developing the twom database for Cyrus IMAP,
by Bron Gondwana at Fastmail (@fastmail).

"""
TIL: fcntl isn’t fair. Releasing the lock didn’t magically let a waiting writer proceed, the same process would often pick up the lock again without giving another process a chance. On busy files, writers could entirely starve.
"""

fastmail.com/blog/introducing-

Fastmail · Introducing the twom database formatWe replaced the twoskip database format with something faster and better.

📝 Despite the warnings, I tried self-hosting my email #Development #Webdev #Fastmail #Tech #Email

I've been moving more and more of the infrastructure I run and host on to my own servers. One thing led to another and nearly all of what I used was there: analytics, photo storage, music, RSS, saved links and on and on. I got the itch to try this with email.

coryd.dev/posts/2025/despite-t

Cory DransfeldtDespite the warnings, I tried self-hosting my emailBy Cory Dransfeldt

Just finished moving my email from Proton to Fastmail. The documentation for this makes it sound like the only option for importing your email from Proton is by hand via .eml files in batches of 1,000. :yikes:

But I was able to use Thunderbird, connected via Proton Bridge, to create MBOX files for each folder and then use the "HEY" import feature in Fastmail. Much easier.

Thunderbird has an Export tool called "ImportExport Tools NG" that made this possible. Hooray!

Nice touch from @fastmail. Several of my setups just exploded because they finally shut down a few of their deprecated domain names.

I got an automated email from them asking whether I needed help setting up my mail clients, after they persisted in using old domain names / passwords.

What I _needed_ was to pay more attention to their deprecation warnings 😜 But the detection of the problem, and automated offering of help, was a nice touch and appreciated 💖

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@alansuspect when I asked the Aus based #Fastmail boss “is email subjected to Aus Intel snooping” (paraphrased & asked when increased Aus overreach happened post 2010), the answer was no. They’ll ask the US Intel to do it.

I’ll have to find the email I sent because the last time I looked their data storage was Aus based. Now I’m wondering how it’s stored? Encrypted or plain text (not that it matters as EM is sent via mail servers and (to my knowledge) plaintext over HTTPS.

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I think I'd even be more comfortable if the servers were in the EU, they have some of the strictest privacy laws in the world.

I just don't get why, if they have no other reason to be in the US, all data is stored there.

Out of curiosity I just contacted @fastmail to see if they hosted my email in Australia. Turns out they don't, its all US-based.

I knew they had offices there but this is something else, calling them an Australian business isn't really true. Honestly I'm pretty disappointed and not sure what to do next.

I get that places still host in the US but I was working to de-Google myself and ultimately reduce my reliance on it, and this just kinda sucks.

I’m poking around in #infomaniak email service and it is fantastic! I could have a separate user for my #selfhosted services who don’t have access to my personal emails. Nice web interface and very nice mobile app. I think I want to migrate from #Fastmail to have my emails in Europe. Also this is a good opportunity to also move my main email address into my personal domain, so I don’t bound to a specific email provider.
#homelab #email #Europe #eualternatives #emailproviders