Comments on: Gmail Adds Remote Sign-Out and Monitoring http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5847 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: John http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5847#comment-954360 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:22:20 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5847#comment-954360 G-mail unreliable?!? I've never once had a problem and I've been using it for years. The SPAM filter and interface is far superior to Hotmail, although Googe's design doesn't allow for folders; something I've had to get used too. I see no reason to NOT use it as a primary e-mail. I do, and it works fine and I'm not tied to a specific ISP. People can contact me because I've had the same e-mail for over 10 years, in the case of Hotmail. G-mail unreliable?!? I’ve never once had a problem and I’ve been using it for years. The SPAM filter and interface is far superior to Hotmail, although Googe’s design doesn’t allow for folders; something I’ve had to get used too. I see no reason to NOT use it as a primary e-mail. I do, and it works fine and I’m not tied to a specific ISP. People can contact me because I’ve had the same e-mail for over 10 years, in the case of Hotmail.

]]> by: LZW http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5847#comment-952092 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:23:49 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5847#comment-952092 I have gmail but rarely ever use it... Some days, gmail worked great and other days, not at all. Don't think I've even checked it since last year because when I really needed it to work, I couldn't even log in half the time! Google may have started the giant in box (1gb+) craze but now lots of email providers do the same. I never understood giant email... If you want 100 years of email history online, you may have social problems. If people like to email you Linux ISO files, email is not is not the best way to distribute binary files. I've no doubt there are people with extreme email needs, whether by circumstance or because they never delete old messages and spam. Yet gmail, nor yahoo, or any web site should be used as your primary email in my opinion. Most ISP's have a real email server (smtp/pop3) use it and only give the address to your close friends and family. Sign up for web mail (yahoo, google, or any) to do junk online like registering on web sites, posting messages and even ecommerce. The goal is not to filter spam but to protect your primary email from ever receiving spam! (by keeping it secret from web sites) Once I signed up on a web service just to register a shareware program and 24 hours later the inbox was nothing but spam! Yeah, I sent money and got back the registration code for a crappy program (I liked it at the time) plus hundreds of email spams! I have gmail but rarely ever use it… Some days, gmail worked great and other days, not at all. Don’t think I’ve even checked it since last year because when I really needed it to work, I couldn’t even log in half the time!

Google may have started the giant in box (1gb+) craze but now lots of email providers do the same.

I never understood giant email…

If you want 100 years of email history online, you may have social problems. If people like to email you Linux ISO files, email is not is not the best way to distribute binary files.

I’ve no doubt there are people with extreme email needs, whether by circumstance or because they never delete old messages and spam. Yet gmail, nor yahoo, or any web site should be used as your primary email in my opinion.

Most ISP’s have a real email server (smtp/pop3) use it and only give the address to your close friends and family. Sign up for web mail (yahoo, google, or any) to do junk online like registering on web sites, posting messages and even ecommerce.

The goal is not to filter spam but to protect your primary email from ever receiving spam! (by keeping it secret from web sites)

Once I signed up on a web service just to register a shareware program and 24 hours later the inbox was nothing but spam! Yeah, I sent money and got back the registration code for a crappy program (I liked it at the time) plus hundreds of email spams!

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