[OT] E-mail provider recommendations

[Spiros Denaxas]

On 10/25/07, Paul Makepeace <paulm at paulm.com> wrote:
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> On 7/22/07, Dave Hodgkinson <davehodg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 22 Jul 2007, at 14:23, Chris Bannister wrote:
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> > > Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
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> > >> What is it about Google that doesn't tick all your boxes?
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> > > No IMAP?
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> > IMAP is evil.
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> > Google DTRT IMHO: KISS, POP3[0] and leave on the server.
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> Gmail is rolling out (free) IMAP,
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> http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/sync-your-inbox-across-devices-with.html
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> P


Gmail is definitely getting better and better: major storage space upgrade,
IMAP, better filters etc etc. The only major drawback unfortunately is that
no matter what, its still in 'beta'. Google does not offer any kind of SLA
and/or guarantee that it will work or that they will resolve any potential
issues you might have with it. (remember all those folks that lost their
entire inbox in one night for some unknown reason).
I would also suggest Gmail but with proper backing up [1].

Spiros

[1] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=backup+gmail&btnG=Google+Search



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> > [0] Four FLA's in a row. Woo!
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> > Dave Hodgkinson
> > Back in the Market Risk swamp
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