I wrote: > I don't think it's a conspiracy. I think most people *like* > centralization.
Joe writes: > But the very purpose of the Internet is to be decentralised: to avoid > a single, or even a few, points of failure. Was. Past tense. > Massive proprietary email providers are just such points of failure. True. Explain that to your neighbor and try to convince him that it's a good reason for him to quit using Gmail. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA