yaay got Gmail account
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But you don't have to use the service. My email is already "read" by SpamAssassin, so as long as it's software doing the reading and not some US government employee ( :D ) then *shrug*. Another benefit of this service is that before too long GMail will have an enormous list of spammers, which other companies could perhaps link to - another weapon in the anti-spam arsenal perhaps?
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I got a signup invitation for GMail and now have 1000 GB email space.. GMail is cooool man!! ;) ;) ;) ;);P :) GMail says that current GMail users can send invitations.. if anyone else has signedup for GMail account, can u tell me how to send an invitation? Muhammad Shoaib Khan http://geocities.com/lansolution
If you figure out how to send invitations I would love one. :-D
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But you don't have to use the service. My email is already "read" by SpamAssassin, so as long as it's software doing the reading and not some US government employee ( :D ) then *shrug*. Another benefit of this service is that before too long GMail will have an enormous list of spammers, which other companies could perhaps link to - another weapon in the anti-spam arsenal perhaps?
Of course, I don't have to. :-D. I was just commenting on a news story that was on many online news sites. ...and it is not about the mail being read by a couple of programs either. The problem is the attitude. There was a question posed to Google's co-founder Larry Page about using the Gmail cookie and the Google cookie to track user searches, so that a more comprehensive profile of the user can be maintained. He said that although Google does not do that now, it is not ruled out. This means that in the future there could be a personalized index of search preferences for each Gmail user. .... and who is to say that this will not be read by humans in low-enforcement and governments with the current mood in many countries due to terrorism. Also, as much as many of the issues are hyped, it is the willingness of people to bring up the privacy issue that keeps intrusion to the level it is at. These people just told us that Google's privacy policy is such and such, and we fear that given Google's popularity, the views of its co-founder - in a future we might have an online version of our likes and preferences from the day you started the gmail account. In short, I would not discount this as just BS. ...and it is good that people who use this know about it too. Thomas My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers
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Do you really need 1 GB email space? :~ Weiye Chen When pursuing your dreams, don't forget to enjoy your life...
I'm not sure, but my outlook email files reach around 600 meg, and thats only going back to mid 2000. So I think ina few years I'll reach 1GB quite easily.
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Just a few points that I've come across while reading up on a lot of these issues. I think most of the privacy issues especially are overhyped. The email is only read by computers. Your email is already ready by a number of servers on its route to anywhere. The ads don't bother me either. The text ads don't bother me on Google, why should they bother me on GMail? Plus, people seem to be forgetting that it is a voluntary service. Just because it's new and Google, doesn't mean you HAVE to use it. If the added functionality is not worth the ads to you, go somewhere else. Here is a good link for screenshots and a review to explain more about how it handles things. http://miscoranda.com/102 Next, the mail account doesn't NOT delete your emails, it changes the way email is handled to accomodate new features such as message threading and dating. So when you choose to "archive" (the new term for deleting a message), it leaves your email but it is still accessible in the historical sense by searching or going to an "All messages" function. That way you can view a "thread" of messages from beginning to end should you choose. I haven't got a GMail account but I have had Yahoo for a long time. Since things settled down, they (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.) all have the same interface and little to no innovation. I can't wait to try out a GMail account. Plus, come on...it's Google. If they can't do something about SPAM it may not be able to be done :) Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
Just explaining to people that "Google can actually make an online profile according to the privacy policy that they have; and reporting that co-founder Larry Page not ruling out 'connecting the dots - meaning gmail and google cookies to track google searches and gmail emails in the future'" does not mean that everyone wants Gmail shutdown. This issue is prominent only because Google is popular, and most people don't read agreements before they click "I Agree" on an Internet service. There is nothing wrong in letting people know about privacy concerns. It is a free country, a free world. As long as privacy policies are disclosed, it is fine, and up to the individual user to decide on the cost/benefit of using GMail. You get to make the choice for yourself, I get to make the choice for myself. I merely repeated the concerns raised by a few people. I think that it might be valid in the future because Google has awesome technology, that can make things different than the way an relay SMTP server reads my mail. Thomas My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers
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But you don't have to use the service. My email is already "read" by SpamAssassin, so as long as it's software doing the reading and not some US government employee ( :D ) then *shrug*. Another benefit of this service is that before too long GMail will have an enormous list of spammers, which other companies could perhaps link to - another weapon in the anti-spam arsenal perhaps?
Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: as long as it's software doing the reading and not some US government employee... Don't worry Mr. Caldecott (if that's your real name), I've already turned your name in to US authorities and they will be keeping an eye on you no matter what e-mail service you use. :suss: "Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. You get a sense of it and then you look away." Jerry Seinfeld
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Just explaining to people that "Google can actually make an online profile according to the privacy policy that they have; and reporting that co-founder Larry Page not ruling out 'connecting the dots - meaning gmail and google cookies to track google searches and gmail emails in the future'" does not mean that everyone wants Gmail shutdown. This issue is prominent only because Google is popular, and most people don't read agreements before they click "I Agree" on an Internet service. There is nothing wrong in letting people know about privacy concerns. It is a free country, a free world. As long as privacy policies are disclosed, it is fine, and up to the individual user to decide on the cost/benefit of using GMail. You get to make the choice for yourself, I get to make the choice for myself. I merely repeated the concerns raised by a few people. I think that it might be valid in the future because Google has awesome technology, that can make things different than the way an relay SMTP server reads my mail. Thomas My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers
No problem. Not meaning to condescend to you. I just was just trying to post some informational sources to counter your concerns. I think I've just heard a little too much complaining about privacy concerns. Don't get me wrong, I understand them. I just wish people realized that most of their privacy is LONG gone already. My philosophy, block cookies unless I give a site permission, try to avoid spam mail and enjoy the benefits I do get (which is why stuff like gmail sounds like a great deal to me). However, my way is not everyone's and I respect that. Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
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There is also this story going on about the privacy issues. The story goes something like this: Google scans all your mails to get keywords, and show targetted advertisement. They also maintain a copy of every mail, even if you delete it from your mailbox. The reports say that they disclose it in their agreement that no one reads, and "Agree" almost automatically. The laws in most countries require a company to just disclose their policy. But, it is the equivalent of the postal service, opening all your mails to find out your areas of interest, and then customizing and sending ads to you. I also wonder what will happen when one account gets a lot of "nigerian donations" and "male enhancement" mails. Thomas My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers
Well i guess if a software scans your mail to get some keywords and add some related adds to ur email, it doesnt harm ur privacy bcoz it is done by a machine not a human. + Adds donot appear in every mail.. I have noticed this.. In some small emails ( like 4-5 lines) there are no adds + They way adds appear in GMail are simply not annoying.. Instead of big adds which appear in Yahoo , the adds in GMail are just like the ones which appear in Google Search on right side of ur mail.. some times it is not even noticable.. + Regarding maintaining copy of deleted mail is not true... Rather there is another term which they have introduced. It is called "Archive your Email". If u archive ur email , it will be removed from ur inbox, but u can still access it by searching or from another link named "All Mails". If u delete message, according to Google, it is removed from their servers in few days. This time is required for processing. + They have already catered for spam, there is a seperate box named SPam in which all suchs mails are automatically forward + They have provided Filters to cater for spam and i bet GMail filters are better than yahoo filters. Muhammad Shoaib Khan http://geocities.com/lansolution
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: as long as it's software doing the reading and not some US government employee... Don't worry Mr. Caldecott (if that's your real name), I've already turned your name in to US authorities and they will be keeping an eye on you no matter what e-mail service you use. :suss: "Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. You get a sense of it and then you look away." Jerry Seinfeld
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If you figure out how to send invitations I would love one. :-D