Fastmail now supports Dynamic DNS for domains hosted with us.

It uses dyndns2, so ddclient and many home routers support it. There’s also a simpler one-line API for cron.

Dynamic DNS is a new opt-in record type. Its token can only update those records, not your regular A/AAAA, MX or DKIM records.

For some, not having Dynamic DNS blocked them from hosting their DNS with us.

Nothing changes unless you set it up.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/keep-your-home-server-reachable-with-dynamic-dns/

#Fastmail #DynamicDNS #SelfHosted

Fastmail's calendar now has a world clock.

Add the places you care about in your calendar settings. Their time appears in the sidebar, and in day and week view, each can get its own column of hours alongside yours.

Also new: right-click actions on every event, and events on more than one of your calendars shown just once.

The post walks through all the updates:
https://www.fastmail.com/blog/calendar-world-clock/

#Fastmail #Calendar #TimeZones #Productivity

You can now give from:@github.com its own group in your Fastmail inbox.

New in Fastmail: Group my mail. Groups put your messages into sections you choose, instead of one long list, newest first. Use search syntax like from:, list: and is:unread, or start with by age, pinned first or unread first.

Open the ⋯ menu at the top of your message list and choose Group. The post covers what groups can and can't match.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/grouped-mailbox/

#Fastmail #Email #Productivity #BetterEmail

Data resilience at Fastmail comes down to a principle our CEO, Bron Gondwana, wrote down over ten years ago. The primary copy is gold. Back it up, replicate it. Principles rarely change, and that one has not.

In April it got tested. A bug wiped mailboxes for 8 accounts. Backups brought all of it back, down to 5 sent emails recovered from temporary files inside Cyrus. The write-up covers what broke, PR numbers and all.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/data-resilience-at-fastmail/

#Fastmail #Cyrus #Backups #BetterEmail

Our new Amsterdam servers are live. The EU can now be the primary home for Fastmail data, and like our US locations, it's our own hardware, racked and run by our own people. Nothing rented from a big cloud provider.

Already a customer? Switch regions in your settings. Thinking about it? You choose your region at signup.

Our CEO Bron's post walks through exactly what lives where, because we figure you'd read the fine print anyway.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/fastmail-offers-eu-data-region

#Fastmail #Email

Friday is the 27th annual SysAdmin Appreciation Day, and our Platform Team Lead wrote about the job. The part we like most: the work is invisible on purpose. If you never notice the servers, networks, and DNS your email lives on, that's the whole point.

We run all of it in-house, so when something breaks, nobody here waits on hold with a vendor. Someone just fixes it.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/system-administrator-appreciation-day-and-why-we-keep-our-skills-in-house/

#SysAdminDay #EmailMadeBetter #Fastmail #Email

Open standards run the inbox, and most people never have to think about them: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and now BIMI.

As AI starts reading and actioning our mail, knowing where a message truly came from matters more. Authentication confirms identity, not intent, but it makes impersonation costlier.

And for the record, we have not put AI inside your inbox. Our MCP server is opt-in, nothing more.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/the-future-of-email/

#Fastmail #EmailMadeBetter #NationalEmailWeek

Merlin, one of our Tier 2 support agents, has just written a guide to getting your support issue sorted faster.

The short version: a clear subject line, the bounce message if there is one, and a few device details go a very long way. The long version is well worth your five minutes, especially if you've ever stared at an SPF error wondering what on earth just happened.

Read more:
https://www.fastmail.com/blog/a-support-agent-s-guide-to-getting-your-issue-solved-quickly/

#Fastmail #Email #CustomerSupport

In support of #PrivacyAwarenessWeek2026, OAIC, and #SmallBusinessWeek, our COO Bek Fraser reflects on her years running a consultancy.

"My clients trusted me with deeply sensitive information. I went with a mainstream provider because I didn't know what I didn't know."

The right email infrastructure shouldn't be a quick decision. It's central to the trust your clients place in you.

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/what-i-wish-i-knew-when-starting-a-small-business/

#PAW2026 #OAIC #BetterEmail #SmallBusinessWeek #Fastmail

The OAIC's Privacy Awareness Week theme is about building trust when complaints are resolved.

True, but we think it starts earlier. Whether you scan your customers' mail. Whether you sell their data. Whether you build features around what they want, or what your shareholders want.

You're the customer here, not the product. Always have been.

Read more: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/privacy-awareness-week-2026/

#Fastmail #EmailPrivacy #BetterEmail #PAW2026

Fastmail now has an MCP endpoint: https://api.fastmail.com/mcp.
MCP is an open standard, not tied to any one vendor. It sits alongside IMAP, CalDAV, and CardDAV as another way to connect to your email, calendar, and contacts. Optional, OAuth-gated, with read-only, write, and send permission levels.

You pick the client. Your data, your choice.

Read more: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/an-mcp-server-for-fastmail/

#NationalEmailDay #MCP #OpenStandards #Fastmail #EmailPrivacy #BetterEmail

"Free" business email is one of the most expensive choices a small business can make. Gmail is free because your data is the product. When you're handling client contracts and financial info, that's a real liability.

Fastmail gives your business custom domains, fast human support, and a privacy-first approach, without the enterprise-tier price tag. Your domain belongs to you. No lock-in.

Learn more: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/why-businesses-are-switching-to-fastmail/

#SmallBusiness #EmailPrivacy #Fastmail #Company #BetterEmail #Email

We've just shipped a big update to Fastmail — multi-window support is here.

Hold ⇧ Shift when clicking reply or compose to open it in a new window. Use ⇧ Shift + R to reply, or ⇧ Shift + A to reply all. Replies now appear inline, so you stay in context while you write. Plus a cleaner compose view and drag-and-drop recipients.

Learn more: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/multi-window-support/

#Fastmail #Email #EmailMadeBetter #ProductivityTips

What makes people trust an email provider for 25 years? 🤔


✅ You're the customer, not the product
✅ Real human support when it matters most

✅ Since 1999, pre-Gmail

✅ Masked Email & aliases that change how you manage your inbox

✅ Fast, clean, no ads

✅ Your data belongs to you, not us

Read what our customers are saying 👉 https://www.fastmail.com/blog/why-customers-trust-fastmail/

#Fastmail #Email #EmailMadeBetter #PrivacySecurity

For #SaferInternetDay: Even with tracker blocking and a privacy-focused browser, using a surveillance-based search engine undermines your privacy stack.

We've joined Kagi's "Friends of Kagi" program. Kagi is a paid search engine with no tracking, no behavioural profiling, and no ad-based business model—aligned with our approach to sustainable, user-funded services.

Details on building a complete privacy stack: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/safer-internet-day-why-your-search-engine-matters-more-than-you-think/

#Kagi #SaferInternetDay #Fastmail #Privacy #BetterEmail

Why don't you hear about Perl in the headlines? Because it works. And keeps working. Sometimes the best technology is the most boring.

🐪 Read more: https://www.perl.com/article/fastmail-donates-usd-10-000-to-the-perl-and-raku-foundation/

#Fastmail #Perl #Email #BetterEmail

Today is Change Your Password Day 🔐
But changing passwords constantly doesn’t make you safer.

What does?
✔️ Unique passwords
✔️ Password managers
✔️ Passkeys (no passwords at all)

Why it matters →
https://www.fastmail.com/blog/change-your-password/

#Fastmail #Email #EmailMadeBetter #BetterEmail #PrivacySecurity

📅 When many isn’t better than one. If you’re constantly switching between calendars, you’re wasting time and mental energy. With Fastmail + Morgen, you can view all your schedules in one place, spending less time juggling and more time getting things done, without compromising your privacy.

👉 Read more:
https://www.fastmail.com/blog/when-many-isn-t-better-than-one-managing-your-life-with-fastmail-and-morgen/

#Fastmail #Productivity #Email #EmailMadeBetter #BetterEmail #CalDAV

🤔 Understanding email encryption isn’t as simple as it sounds.
Email can be encrypted in several ways and at various stages — each protecting against specific threats.

We break down what really matters, the trade-offs involved, and how to choose the right balance for your privacy and security — including where encryption helps, and where it falls short. #fastmail #EmailSecurity #PrivacySecurity #Email

https://www.fastmail.com/blog/email-encryption/

We’ve got something new for your desktop! 💻✨

Meet the Fastmail Desktop App, now available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

It’s the same Fastmail you love ❤️, now as a standalone app with native notifications, full offline support, and all the integrations you expect from your platform.

Ready to give it a go? Download, sign in, and enjoy a cleaner, more focused way to manage your email.

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://www.fastmail.com/blog/desktop-app/

#Fastmail #EmailMadeBetter #DesktopApp