FastMail.FM

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FastMail.FM is an e-mail service offered by the Messaging Engine company of Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Its servers are located in New York City with a backup in Norway.

When first established in 1999, the service was intended to differentiate itself through the ease and speed of e-mail transport and access. It offers a Webmail interface with free and paid e-mail accounts accessible through POP3, IMAP, WAP, and SMTP for mail delivery. Security features include use of SSL, virus scanning through Clam AntiVirus, and spam filtering using SpamAssassin.

Fastmail.fm also provides an XMPP service so that the users have the same address for chat and presence.

[edit] See also

• Comparison of webmail providers - Free basic service

[edit] Further reading

• The Age newspaper article
• Sydney Morning Herald
• PC Today comparison (full article for subscribers only)

[edit] External links

• FastMail.FM site
• FastMail Tips, Tricks and Secrets
• FastMail forums (independent of FastMail)

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