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- Category
- Email · SaaS alternative
- Cost
- Paid
- Country
- Australia
- Licensing
- Proprietary
# PROS AND CONS
+ what works
- +Open standards across the board: IMAP, JMAP, POP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV
- +Originated JMAP (RFC 8620 and 8621) and runs it in production
- +No ads, no profiling, paid model aligns vendor with user
- +Masked Email integration with 1Password and Bitwarden for per-site aliases
− watch out for
- −Not end-to-end encrypted; Fastmail can read mail if compelled
- −Australian TOLA regime allows compelled technical assistance with limited transparency
- −No free tier; only a 30-day trial then paid monthly or yearly
- −Server and client code are closed source
# PRIVACY NOTES
Fastmail does not show ads or train models on user mail. Messages are encrypted in transit and at rest, but not end-to-end; Fastmail holds the keys and can technically read mail under valid legal process. The company is Fastmail Pty Ltd, based in Melbourne, and operates under Australian law, including the Assistance and Access Act 2018 (TOLA), a regime privacy advocates have criticized for compelled technical assistance. Fastmail publishes an annual transparency report, only accepts requests through Australian law enforcement channels, and rejects or contests overly broad demands.
# REPLACES
gmail
# TAGS
#jmap · #imap · #australian · #webmail · #calendar
# DOES THIS WORK FOR YOU
# NOTES FROM PEOPLE WHO TRIED IT
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