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From: no.top.post on 25 Jul 2010 09:31 A friend describes problems [which I've pasted below] that I can expect if I use gmail. Can any of the described problems be avoided? > So you want to know how I like gmail? No much. > One of many reasons is that you can't just edit-in-situ my text below > & mail it back to me. So that I can just run a text-comparator over it; > also in-situ & see how/what you've edited/added-value. > > Under linux, when I swap different installations and browsers, gmail fails, > due to cookies. Web-based gmail insists on cookies-enabled. > And then later accesses insist on cookies being consistent with the previous. > Once you get out of sync, you're screwed. ----------- > I have to transport my main hard-disk weekly: Parkhurst <--> Edenvale ! > In order to break the 'locked-loop' I often just use an inet-cafee > to simulate a new/unknown/1st-post. --------- > And of course google wants you to stay on line [and pay telco costs] > while they hit you with adverts. > So to originate or reply substantially, you need to compose your > text off-line and paste it to gmail, quickly when you're next on line. > > I wonder if the gmail-server is in California or RSA? > So then, it you go to Japan and gmail from there, it would perhaps: > IF japan:gmail fails to find you > THEN try HQ-California to get the RSA-server. > > So what happens if you stay in Japan for 20 years ? > > IMO Web-2 is just trying to be too smart! OK, thanks for the feedback; I'll paste this to Newgroups and hope to get some answers or advice. ==TIA.
From: Indi on 25 Jul 2010 12:27 On 2010-07-25, no.top.post(a)gmail.com <no.top.post(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A friend describes problems [which I've pasted below] that I can expect > if I use gmail. Can any of the described problems be avoided? > >> So you want to know how I like gmail? No much. >> One of many reasons is that you can't just edit-in-situ my text below >> & mail it back to me. So that I can just run a text-comparator over it; >> also in-situ & see how/what you've edited/added-value. >> >> Under linux, when I swap different installations and browsers, gmail fails, >> due to cookies. Web-based gmail insists on cookies-enabled. >> And then later accesses insist on cookies being consistent with the previous. >> Once you get out of sync, you're screwed. > ----------- >> I have to transport my main hard-disk weekly: Parkhurst <--> Edenvale ! >> In order to break the 'locked-loop' I often just use an inet-cafee >> to simulate a new/unknown/1st-post. > --------- >> And of course google wants you to stay on line [and pay telco costs] >> while they hit you with adverts. >> So to originate or reply substantially, you need to compose your >> text off-line and paste it to gmail, quickly when you're next on line. >> >> I wonder if the gmail-server is in California or RSA? >> So then, it you go to Japan and gmail from there, it would perhaps: >> IF japan:gmail fails to find you >> THEN try HQ-California to get the RSA-server. >> >> So what happens if you stay in Japan for 20 years ? >> >> IMO Web-2 is just trying to be too smart! > > OK, thanks for the feedback; I'll paste this to Newgroups > and hope to get some answers or advice. > >==TIA. > Not sure what your friend is going on about, but having used gmail with mutt via IMAP for nearly two years now I've had no trouble at all... -- Caveat utilitor, indi
From: John Thompson on 25 Jul 2010 23:31 On 2010-07-25, Indi <indi(a)gaurahari.16x108.merseine.nu> wrote: > Not sure what your friend is going on about, but having used gmail > with mutt via IMAP for nearly two years now I've had no trouble at > all... Since gmail supports access via POP3 and IMAP (both SSL encrypted) and offers SMTP service (also encrypted) and all without any advertising, I have to wonder why anybody would prefer the web interface at all. -- -John (john(a)os2.dhs.org)
From: Grant Edwards on 26 Jul 2010 10:23 On 2010-07-25, Indi <indi(a)gaurahari.16x108.merseine.nu> wrote: > On 2010-07-25, no.top.post(a)gmail.com <no.top.post(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> A friend describes problems [which I've pasted below] that I can expect >> if I use gmail. Can any of the described problems be avoided? [...] > Not sure what your friend is going on about, but having used gmail > with mutt via IMAP for nearly two years now I've had no trouble at > all... I've been using mutt+IMAP+gmail for a couple years as well, and it works great. Far better than either MS Exchange server run by my employer or courier-IMAP server that my ISP was running. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! My Aunt MAUREEN was a at military advisor to IKE & gmail.com TINA TURNER!!
From: Grant Edwards on 26 Jul 2010 10:23 On 2010-07-26, John Thompson <john(a)stolat.os2.dhs.org> wrote: > On 2010-07-25, Indi <indi(a)gaurahari.16x108.merseine.nu> wrote: > >> Not sure what your friend is going on about, but having used gmail >> with mutt via IMAP for nearly two years now I've had no trouble at >> all... > > Since gmail supports access via POP3 and IMAP (both SSL encrypted) and > offers SMTP service (also encrypted) and all without any advertising, I > have to wonder why anybody would prefer the web interface at all. It's quite handy for searching (especially mailboxes containing thousands of messgages). -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! In Newark the at laundromats are open 24 gmail.com hours a day!
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