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On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 16:27:45 -0400, Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:
> Jimmy Oliver wrote:
> > Jeff Brown got the last one.. Hope you guys all get the names you
> > want before gmail goes public. Gmail is great for lists, thats why I
> > moved all my list subscriptions over to gmail. It does a great job
> > threading messages and sorting using a label system.
>
> This is the problem others have noted. By doing this, you've agreed to
> having your email processed however gmail likes. Have you considered
> that the folks who might be sending you email don't want it processed in
> this way?
>
> Often times I send email out to folks and I wouldn't want it processed
> by some company for advertisement purposes.
>
> Further, one could actually forward all ther email from a non-gmail
> account to a gmail account and therefore folks who don't want to
> participate in the huge gmail data gathering process won't even know it.
>
> At least folks can not email people who are using gmail accounts if they
> don't want there emails stored there.
>
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey Registered Linux User #108567
> AT&T Certified UNIX System Programmer - 1995
>
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