Comments on: The perils of having free e-mail … with Google http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/ of photography and photographers Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: marnik.org » links for 2008-04-29 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 marnik.org » links for 2008-04-29 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:34:01 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/#comment-1102 [...] The perils of having free e-mail … with Google | [EV +/-] Exposure Compensation verontrustend (tags: google mail gmail account suspended internet communication spam) [...] [...] The perils of having free e-mail … with Google | [EV +/-] Exposure Compensation verontrustend (tags: google mail gmail account suspended internet communication spam) [...]

]]> By: Miguel http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Miguel Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:39:58 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/#comment-1064 Thanks much for the comments. The two e-mail accounts is a good idea as a backup, or perhaps even two e-mails at different locations (e.g. gmail and yahoo) could be better. Still, the most annoying part is that the e-mail address could be cancelled and in itself it is very inconvenient ... to notify everybody about the new e-mail ... it is like when you loose the telephone number. Ian, if you have all the e-mail at gmail, perhaps will always work well for you, but just make sure you have the information somewhere else as Stupid Photographer suggested. I use .mac for my private e-mail ... I agree it has been working very well indeed ... I thought about using a new .mac e-mail address for this blog, but then I decided to use the e-mail at the domain exposurecompensation.com for one main reason: I can move this e-mail any time anywhere as long as I own the domain. So it will not be linked to an e-mail provider company ... it is now mine ... Thanks again, Miguel Thanks much for the comments.

The two e-mail accounts is a good idea as a backup, or perhaps even two e-mails at different locations (e.g. gmail and yahoo) could be better. Still, the most annoying part is that the e-mail address could be cancelled and in itself it is very inconvenient … to notify everybody about the new e-mail … it is like when you loose the telephone number.

Ian, if you have all the e-mail at gmail, perhaps will always work well for you, but just make sure you have the information somewhere else as Stupid Photographer suggested.

I use .mac for my private e-mail … I agree it has been working very well indeed …

I thought about using a new .mac e-mail address for this blog, but then I decided to use the e-mail at the domain exposurecompensation.com for one main reason: I can move this e-mail any time anywhere as long as I own the domain. So it will not be linked to an e-mail provider company … it is now mine …

Thanks again,

Miguel

]]> By: M http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 M Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:38:32 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/#comment-1063 wow, this is scary. i too use Gmail. Due to spam, I autoforward mail from my domain to the Google account. So this adds to the fear. Maybe i get shut down too? but maybe no email is a blessing? but that's another conversation altogether. I too have DotMac, but it's been problematic. The great thing about Google Mail, you can be at any computer, anywhere, and the Mail is the same, unlike the jumping thru hoops to Sync your DotMac mail. You'd think apple would be better, but I've not found that. One other note: the FILTERS for spam, within Google Mail is FAR INFERIOR to those controls found in Apple Mail. The google filters are borderline useless. Very basic. The weird thing: why not make the spam filters in google mail more effective, and put power into the hands of the Users, to keep their spam auto deleted? It does not make sense. Shocked that there aren't much more severe penalties for spammers, due to the havoc they inflict. "Off with the hands" would be my punishment for guilty spammers. That would sure as hell have an impact as the word spread. wow, this is scary. i too use Gmail. Due to spam, I autoforward mail from my domain to the Google account. So this adds to the fear. Maybe i get shut down too?

but maybe no email is a blessing? but that’s another conversation altogether.

I too have DotMac, but it’s been problematic.

The great thing about Google Mail, you can be at any computer, anywhere, and the Mail is the same, unlike the jumping thru hoops to Sync your DotMac mail. You’d think apple would be better, but I’ve not found that.

One other note: the FILTERS for spam, within Google Mail is FAR INFERIOR to those controls found in Apple Mail. The google filters are borderline useless. Very basic. The weird thing: why not make the spam filters in google mail more effective, and put power into the hands of the Users, to keep their spam auto deleted? It does not make sense.

Shocked that there aren’t much more severe penalties for spammers, due to the havoc they inflict. “Off with the hands” would be my punishment for guilty spammers. That would sure as hell have an impact as the word spread.

]]> By: Shawn http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Shawn Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:33:05 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/#comment-1057 If you use a mac, I highly recommend a .mac account. I have nearly 10 different email address and my .mac address is the only one WITHOUT a spam problem. Plus the added benefits of storage, syncing, and backup make it well worth the $100 a year. If you use a mac, I highly recommend a .mac account. I have nearly 10 different email address and my .mac address is the only one WITHOUT a spam problem. Plus the added benefits of storage, syncing, and backup make it well worth the $100 a year.

]]> By: Ian Aleksander Adams http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Ian Aleksander Adams Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:16:46 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/#comment-1056 man I put all my email through google! I hadn't heard anything about this. man I put all my email through google! I hadn’t heard anything about this.

]]> By: Stupid Photographer http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Stupid Photographer Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:32:53 +0000 http://exposurecompensation.com/2008/04/22/the-perils-of-having-free-e-mail-with-google/#comment-1050 How about creating two Gmail accounts, treating one of them as a back-up and forwarding its contents to the other, user one? Only one's replies would be missing, if the primary went dead and one had to revert to the back-up. How about creating two Gmail accounts, treating one of them as a back-up and forwarding its contents to the other, user one? Only one’s replies would be missing, if the primary went dead and one had to revert to the back-up.

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