Re: [OT] GMail troubles [Was: Re: du-guidelines - point 7]
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On 07/14/08 21:04, Brian Marshall wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:46:07 -0500
> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I keep telling people that Gmail is evil, but no one will listen.
>>
>> If you care about your data, and want to get to it at any time, keep
>> your data and your apps on your local machine.
>
> So what would you recommend for a free, ISP-independent email service
> with IMAP and a sensible amount of storage space?
>
> The reason I use Gmail is because there is no way I can set up
> everything for email on a local server
Why not? Unless I am misunderstanding you, it's perfectly possible.
Here's a link to an emal from just last week about someone doing that:
http://lists-archives.org/debian-user/3509138-imap-is-teh-r0x0rz.html
> (not the least of which
> preventing this is the restrictions of a consumer-level ISP) and no
> other free mail service provides the same benefits as Gmail.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New
York is doomed."
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