My mistake on using that term. Fastmail has labels only. -Ethan

On 22 Jul 2021, at 12:33, Ralph Alvy wrote:

> Fastmail had Labels **AND** Tags? Or are are you using the word 'Tags' when 
> you really mean 'Labels'?
>
> On 22 Jul 2021, at 11:11, Ethan Schoonover wrote:
>
>> I am a Fastmail (and obviously MailMate) user. Excellent service.
>>
>> ## Labels
>>
>> Until just now I’ve never used the labels feature on Fastmail. I tested it 
>> based on your question. Notes:
>>
>> 1. Labels on Fastmail are activated via Fastmail settings. The choice is 
>> between using Folders OR Lables (it’s a radio button toggle).
>>
>> 2. The choice is reversible (you may switch back and forth between labels 
>> and folders non destructively)
>>
>> 3. Switching between Labels and Tags in Fastmail is instantaneous. The UI 
>> and behavior changes (or reverts) instantly.
>>
>> 4. In the web UI for Fastmail, tags act just as Gmail tags do (in terms of 
>> user experience, not backend implementation). Messages may have multiple 
>> tags.
>>
>> 5. **These Fastmail tags show up as FOLDERS in MailMate**
>>
>> 6. I don’t see any way to utilize these as tags in MailMate (i.e. I see no 
>> way to assign a message to multiple folders when they are acting as tags in 
>> Fastmail)
>>
>> 7. While Fastmail is operating in “tag mode” - If you delete a tagged 
>> message in MailMate from one of the “tag folders”, the tag is removed from 
>> that message in the FastMail web UI
>>
>> 8. When you revert Fastmail to “folder mode” messages tagged with multiple 
>> tags are seen and act as unique messages.
>>
>> —
>>
>> ## Contacts
>>
>> In terms of contacts, I maintain most of my contacts in iCloud, but I have 
>> tested the contacts with Fastmail as well. It’s arbitrary as far as MailMate 
>> is concerned.
>>
>> One note about Fastmail contacts: you can create a shared contact book if 
>> you have multiple Fastmail users on your account. I do this and maintain a 
>> contact book that is “read only” for my kids so that I can keep certain 
>> contacts updated for them.
>>
>> We all then subscribe to this contact book in the macOS Contacts app.
>>
>>
>> Happy to answer more questions based on my experience with Fastmail.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ethan
>>
>>
>> On 22 Jul 2021, at 10:13, Ralph Alvy wrote:
>>
>>> Well, Tuffmail is sadly ending operations on January 1, so I'm seriously 
>>> considering moving to Fastmail. That said, I have a couple questions.
>>>
>>> 1. I see that Fastmail supports its own version of Labels. Is there 
>>> something in Mailmate that will recognize those Labels? Perhaps Mailmate 
>>> Tags?
>>>
>>> 2. I see that Fastmail has its own Contacts module, but that doesn't 
>>> support synchronization with Google Contacts. Will I need to import my 
>>> Google Contacts into Fastmail Contacts for Mailmate to see my Contacts when 
>>> composing a message? Or does Fastmail use my Mac Addressbook for 
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