Re: Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology

Subject: Re: Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk
From: Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:43:38 -0500
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Tom Liotta wrote:

Even personally, I only use gmail as an address that forwards to other addresses where I can use less proprietary clients, e.g., Thunderbird, to do all the actual stuff I want to do.

Google does provide both POP3 and IMAP access to your mailbox. There are lots of reasons not to use GMail (or other Google apps), but "I'm stuck using their web interface" isn't really a strong one.

Personally, I'm most concerned about the privacy implications of GMail, though not enough to bite the bullet and start paying for a less intrusive service or hosting my own.

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Re: Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk