[HAM] OT: My recent failed posts, G-mail

[Scott Hawthorn]

At 08:36 AM 2/6/2008, Bohachewsky, Andrew V. wrote:
>Is there anything in the sign up agreement? I think their position is
>that they have "fair use" of anything on their servers (like public
>domain?).
>
>In this day and age it behooves us all to think before speaking, or
>typing... or even thinking?

Dave and Andy,
Good point, OTOH, I would have to assume that any web-mail server is going 
to have copies of your mail on board. That's why I don't really use my 
Gmail account for everyday stuff; I use a real ISP with a real e-mail 
program (anything bout Outlook is good). If you want free e-mail this is a 
tradeoff you'll have to make. If you are going to use it for list mail that 
hundreds get to read anyway, then I say, why not? If I have any private 
info I don't post it onto these lists, uh, I mean, usually....

I *do* use my Gmail whenever a website demands my address before letting me 
sign up for stuff, and I can safely say that I get almost no SPAM based on 
Gmail or what I type there. While their terms-of-service are admittedly 
hazy, I tend to trust them because of their heroic refusal to furnish data 
to the government on demand, under severe pressure. Their "hearts" are in 
the right place.







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