A lot of Tor users seem to prefer using Gmail as it appears to be one of the few web mail services with secure logins and sessions. POP use aside, if we focus here on what most people use Gmail with, their web browser, I would like to start a discussion about the benefits of Fastmail.fm vs. Gmail for Tor users. I've just started using Fastmail.fm and I can login with https, remain within my Fastmail.fm account in https, and logout still in https without being forced to non-secure http.
I've noticed when languages switch as tor exit nodes change, sometimes you will be logged into one https session on Gmail, and it will log you out with http. I've noticed some problems with broken connections and sign in secure transferring to http once in awhile too with Gmail. How can we be sure our cookies are safe? I don't trust it at all. I haven't had any problems using Fastmail.fm when I access it as: https://www.fastmail.fm/ Sign in, use it, and logout. But with Gmail there's usually some odd problem now and again with a broken connection, or insecure moment with a warning popup. I'm sure a lot of other people using Tor with Gmail have noticed this too from time to time, unless you use POP (POP aside, as mentioned above). I would like for this thread to be a discussion of Tor users' experiences with Fastmail.fm, please share your experiences with it when using Tor with it and your web browser, and any negative experiences you've had, if any. I am not affiliated with Fastmail.fm. I just discovered this somewhere on a discussion forum, maybe even this list? I thought of raising the subject for discussion, being as I've recently read a post on this list from a user who said Gmail was the only end-to-end HTTPS E-mail service good for Tor users, not true! I don't know anything about the people behind Fastmail.fm or its history, if you have anything to share about it and any privacy or security issues, please discuss! I was tickled with delight when I signed up for Fastmail.fm in secure mode, without being sent to some http mode following the sign up! I signed up for a free account only, I have no experience nor am I recommending a paid account, let's use this thread for the discussion of free Fastmail.fm accounts with Tor please.
