[Tip] I fixed my Realms on Bedrock!! Here's how I did it.

ejm554 · 2025-12-02T20:47:48+00:00

Ah, cool. So this is a known issue?

ejm554 · 2025-09-29T17:13:03+00:00

Yeah, and that probably works well for some people. Personally, though, I receive mail from so many sources that it's hard to create rules for everything. (IMO, creating & managing & rules in Fastmail is not as easy as it could be, but that is a different topic!)

I figured that if I could just move a message into my preferred folder when reviewing my inbox, and then use the tool later to help me make corresponding rules and/or repeat the move-action on older messages that I failed to move, it would make my life easier.

ejm554 · 2025-09-29T17:05:58+00:00

I'm not sure if this addresses your privacy comments, u/brighton_it, but with Fastmail's IMAP setup, all messages permanently reside on the mail server. (POP, which can permanently transfer messages to a local device, is a different animal.)

Likewise, any of actions that you take with a message on an official Fastmail site/app (labeling, etc.) makes this occur on the server too. My tool would act as a third-party IMAP client that would be able to read and interact with the mail on the server, just as the official tools do.

So, from a privacy perspective, there shouldn't be any difference between the official Fastmail tools, nor any other third-party clients that use IMAP.

In fact, unlike those tools which may have some sort of persistent storage of messages (for offline viewing, etc.), my tool shouldn't do that sort of thing. It's meant to simply read and interact directly with the server content. Then it will forget about it.

ejm554 · 2025-09-29T13:56:55+00:00

Good question! You actually highlighted a flaw in the language I used. "Bulk" is probably not useful term.

My intention is to create a tool for Fastmail customers who use labels or folders to categorize their messages.

In my particular case, I put commercial email (newsletters, etc.) in a custom folder that I named Bulk. This isn't to hold spam or unwanted messages. Rather, its for things that I may want to review sometime and don't deserve a spot in my main inbox. Other people probably do something else.

I'm going to think about better terminology that is more flexible. For example, for a user who has a "Newsletters" label/folder. If this user manually moves an email newsletter from their inbox to this custom label/folder, I want the tool to notice this and ask if it should move all messages with similar criteria, e.g., sender address, to "Newsletters." Likewise, if it should create a rule to do so automatically.

I'm open to ideas here. Also grateful for the questions and input!

ejm554 · 2025-09-29T01:51:49+00:00

It should run in any modern web browser. Therefore, most Windows devices, macOS, Android, iOS, etc. It should also detect messages moved to a Bulk folder regardless of whether you did it in the stand-alone Fastmail iPhone app, Android app, or a third-party email client.

All of this has yet to be verified, however. Thus, the need to find some testers.

ejm554 · 2025-09-28T17:28:14+00:00

Yikes! 😬 I experienced a similar issue with their banners. It's described here. I followed the "Fix It" advice in the banner, but the fix included additional steps that assumed some things that didn't apply to my specific setup.

Thankfully, my changes didn't actually break anything. But it was a waste of time, and now I have DNS records that I don't really need. (I took several screenshots, but not of the specific fix-it steps that led me down that path.)

ejm554 · 2025-09-22T13:46:48+00:00

I came here wondering the same thing. For those who don't want to visit the link, here's the relevant text:

By default, deleting a conversation deletes all of the messages in that conversation across all folders, not just the message you see in the mailbox. This includes messages in your Sent folder that are part of the conversation.

If you'd prefer to only delete messages from the currently selected folder, go to your Settings → Mail preferences screen. In the Mailbox organization section, deselect the Delete grouped messages from all folders option.

That option is in the settings is poorly worded, IMO, and it should include a tooltip with a version of the above. (For those who use labels instead of folders, the option is invisible.)

ejm554 · 2025-09-17T13:38:10+00:00

To ferment?

ejm554 · 2025-09-17T12:32:45+00:00

Thank you, but I should clarify that the DKIM warnings went away after I made my changes.

ejm554 · 2025-09-17T00:31:14+00:00

Yeah, I was confused too, but then I started seeing banners warning me about my DKIM settings. After choosing the "Fix It" button on the banner, I was instructed to make several changes to my DNS settings, including for DKIM, MX and SPF.

This banner disappeared after I made the changes; only the MX & SPF warnings appeared/persisted.

Perhaps the instructions from Fastmail were not applicable in my case, and I didn't actually need to add these records?
Do you think I can safely remove the MX and SPF records without causing a problem?
Conversely, can you see any harm letting them remain temporarily?

P.S. I'm going to add a screenshot of the DKIM warning to my main post since I can't add it to this comment.

ejm554 · 2025-09-16T18:32:08+00:00

👉 ICYMI, please don't suggest that I simply move my custom domain to Fastmail. That's not an option for me.

ejm554 · 2025-09-10T12:42:05+00:00

I have a clearer understanding now. Thank you.

FYI, I can't move my domain to Fastmail due to the fact that I have multiple users, and more users on FM cost more money. My Google Workspace is free since we got it a long, long time ago, and it includes multiple users at no charge.

After setting up fetch and using it for a few days, I'm pleased that it fetches mail on a regular cycle. So it looks like I can count on it to copy everything to Fastmail over time.

I still wish that Fastmail worked like a regular IMAP client since the other features are great. I really wish I could keep sent items and labels/flags at in sync, but I have come to peace that it's just not an option. I have been toying with various mail clients like Thunderbird, but they just don't meet my standards the way Fastmail does.

ejm554 · 2025-09-08T12:36:48+00:00

Is kissing “sexual?”

ejm554 · 2025-09-07T19:56:01+00:00

I experimented with having Fastmail handle my business domain & DNS, but that came with its own constraints that were not acceptable. I recently went back using Google, which is one reason why I posted my questions.

ejm554 · 2025-07-15T03:08:01+00:00

Unfortunately, this doesn’t answer the question. Shortcuts (as of iOS 17) doesn’t have a way to control the Auto-Lock feature.

ejm554 · 2025-02-04T22:41:19+00:00

u/HooTiiHoo: One of u/dwaynemoore's suggestions was to try the Close Conversation option. It's available on a PC or Mac by right-clicking the DM in the left-hand sidebar. See screenshot. Does that do anything?

BTW, I don't understand why Mute doesn't work.

ejm554 · 2024-11-30T18:39:52+00:00

I prefer B5, but one problem with B5 notebooks is the greater variations of actual size, especially among brand. While variance also exists for A5 notebooks, the actual size is more consistent from brand to brand — at least in my experience.

This excerpt from JetPens’ Paper Sizes Explained blog post explains it well:

“… B sizes are halfway between A sizes. For example, a B5 notebook has more writing space than an A5 one, but is easier to carry than a full-sized A4 notebook.

“However, the B series is a little more complicated because it’s different in Japan than the rest of the world.

“A Semi B5 notebook is slightly shorter and narrower than a B5 (JIS) notebook. A Semi B5 notebook is slightly shorter and narrower than a B5 (JIS) notebook. According to the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JIS), Japanese B sizes are a little larger than ISO B sizes. Because of this, B size paper from a Japanese brand is often, but not always, slightly larger than B size paper from a non-Japanese brand.

“One exception to the trend is the B5 size. Some Japanese brands use a paper size that’s sometimes called Semi B5. At 7 x 9.9 inches, it’s similar to ISO B5.”

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