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RB,
Not my point. I've never had a free one nor is throwaway a need I
have and I hate spam. Never knew anyone with the same email for 15
years. Wow! Congratulations.
Jimmy
Saturday, October 23, 2004, 1:04:29 PM, you wrote:
R> LOL!
R> Mine are also FREE and I can also throw them away.
R> Never have and don't know why I would, but I could.
R> I have had the same personal email for maybe 15 years.
R> And the same bussiness emails for over 12 years.
R> But, I do see your point. I just don't like spam and advertising as much
R> as it seems most do.
R> ----- Original Message -----
R> From: "Jimmy" <jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
R> To: "RB" <rhodes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega-List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
R> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:41 PM
R> Subject: Re[4]: gmail (was Re: off topic - OT - another one this time its
R> "email provider")
>>I only know two reasons. One is FREE. The second is throwaway. They
>> just quit that email address when they want to. Many of them have
>> another email they don't use many places.
>>
>> Jimmy
>>
>> Saturday, October 23, 2004, 12:38:01 PM, you wrote:
>>
>> R> The thing I have never understood is why people want to use email like
>> R> yahoo, hotmail, gmail etc. Unless they love spam. ;)
>> R> I can have up to 10 FREE emails at my ISP. I only have two! And use
>> only
>> R> one of them. Why would I want or need any more? And I deffinately
>> don't
>> R> want a spam email.
>>
>>
>> R> ----- Original Message -----
>> R> From: "Alex Matulich" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> R> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> R> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:06 PM
>> R> Subject: Re: Re[2]: gmail (was Re: off topic - OT - another one this
>> time
>> R> its "email provider")
>>
>>
>>>> >also some readings about gmail: http://gmail-is-too-creepy.com/
>>>>
>>>> Just about everything has a counterpoint these days. That article
>>>> above talks about the *potential* for bad stuff, and where it
>>>> actually demonstrates bad stuff, it's related to ads -- to which
>>>> I say, who cares? I don't look at the ads. I do sometimes look
>>>> at the non-ad relevant links that gmail chooses to put next to the
>>>> content on my display.
>>>>
>>>> The article also bases its arguments on shaky ground, for example,
>>>> the point about three clicks to trash a message being too onerous,
>>>> is ridiculous. Select the message, move to trash, just like any
>>>> other mail client. The article says it's easier to archive; wrong.
>>>> It's about the same, or more because you usually want to label the
>>>> message first (analogous to putting it in a folder).
>>>>
>>>> Nowhere do you have to reveal personal information. You don't even
>>>> have to use your real name.
>>>>
>>>> -Alex
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Jimmy mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
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Best regards,
Jimmy mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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