On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:23:55 -0600 Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> wrote:
> On 01/09/09 01:35, Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:31:23 -0800 > > "Kelly Clowers" <kelly.clow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > ... > > > >> Personally, I don't see a reason to use gmail if you > >> don't use the web interface. > > > > A decent free email provider, POP / IMAP, more than seven GB of > > storage, and one can be pretty sure that they'll be there tomorrow. > > Because the company's whole reason for being is data mining. I don't deny that there is a very good reason *not* to use Gmail. I do often feel a bit queasy for using it, and I sometimes contemplate switching. My point was merely a retort to the OP's comment that he "[doesn't] see a reason to use gmail if you don't use the web interface." He obviously isn't concerned the privacy issue you mention, and he does indeed use Gmail. > Ron Johnson, Jr. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org