on 10-8-04 5:01 AM, Deborah Puerini at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm hoping on this list "no question is too dumb to ask" so I'm going to > ask: What the heck is G-mail and why would I want it?
on 10-8-04 5:45 AM, Fabian Fang at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have just sent you an invitation. Sign up and find out. For one > thing it gives you one gigabyte of free e-mail storage. G-mail is Google's "free" email service. The word "free" I put in quotation marks because free is a very relative term. You may want to think about this one, first, before you take the plunge. One of the lesser known facts about Google (the search engine) is that when you use it, the cookie it dumps on your box lasts quite awhile. In fact, it's dated to expire in 2038. Why does a search engine need to dump a cookie on your box that lasts so long? Isn't the information they gather used "in the agregate" and not focused on individual end users? I'm not so sure. And now these same folks are providing an email service... Peep this link...these folks put it better than I ever could: http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/ and for advice on how to block Google's cookie: http://www.google-watch.org/cgi-bin/cookie.htm I'm not saying that g-mail is necessarily a bad thing. I mean, free stuff is always hard to pass up. All I'm saying is that in any situation like this, it's a good idea to do your homework and go in with your eyes wide open. The old saw "there's no such thing as a free lunch" definitely applies here. Best, James Fraser -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
