On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Alma J Wetzker wrote: > Collins Richey wrote: > > On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:09:39 +0800 "M.W. Chang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Net Llama! wrote: > >> > >>>First one to reply get a GMail invitation. > >> > >>hmm.. I think you better terminate the account > >>UNLESS you knew what you would be doing. > > > > Any general comments about GMail, why we would want it, etc.? > > I get some email that I want to keep for a very long time. Things like > receipts and activation codes for software. There are some kinds of mail I > want a record of that I can get to quickly. I think gmail is a good place to > park that type of mail. I don't put things too personal or with lots of > business info, but I don't store that kind of stuff on anyone else's server > anyway. > > I suspect that the Google brand will be worthwhile for the next few years and > potentially longer if they can fend off Micro$oft's attack into their space. > I like having a place where I can park junk email for deletion. Or where I > can give a valid email address when I suspect I will be inundated by spam if I > give an address. > > As far as targeted advertising goes, that has been going on for years. I > would really rather get email about linux products and services than for > breast enlargement (my wife might get upset...). If they can tailor my spam > to only what I might really be interested in, why should I complain?
I ran across one person who was using his gmail account to store his MP3 collection. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub/Pause/Etc -> http://mail.linux-sxs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general
