Just something in relation to gMail. All emails sent to and from a gMail account are permanently kept on Google's hard drives for their own purposes, whatever they may be. For this reason I won't get a gMail account or send any email to a gMail account. As a result of this permanent record it is reasonable to assume that at a later date hackers may find it an attractive source of email addresses for spam.

Ruben A. Franke

On the plus side, it makes your mail easily searchable, and you get to see advertising that's better targeted.

Have fun,
Shay
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