I got 5 invites to gmail if anyone wants them. Send an email to me (not the list). People I know get first shot, otherwise first-come, first-serve. Please only mail if you really want one and will use it.
FYI They're all gone. If you didn't get an invite already, you not getting one :( I'll let you guys know if I get more. -Marc On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:35:59 -0400, Marc Hughes <marc.hughes@gmail.com> wrote:
I got 5 invites to gmail if anyone wants them.
Send an email to me (not the list). People I know get first shot, otherwise first-come, first-serve. Please only mail if you really want one and will use it.
Oh oh oh, do you still got 'em? I'd like to try out gmail. Chuck ====================== Charles A. Haines Web Developer 3G Publishing ====================== http://www.3gpub.com ====================== Quoting Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>:
On Thursday 24 June 2004 02:19 pm, Marc Hughes wrote:
They're all gone. If you didn't get an invite already, you not getting one :(
I'll let you guys know if I get more.
ive got two extra invites myself if anyone wants one -mike
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I got 2 more, no idea how they allocate these. Since I don't know who already got some from other people, first come first serve again. On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 17:19:29 -0400, Charles A. Haines <chaines@3gpub.com> wrote:
Oh oh oh, do you still got 'em? I'd like to try out gmail.
Chuck
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Quoting Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>:
On Thursday 24 June 2004 02:19 pm, Marc Hughes wrote:
They're all gone. If you didn't get an invite already, you not getting one :(
I'll let you guys know if I get more.
ive got two extra invites myself if anyone wants one -mike
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Marc Hughes wrote:
I got 5 invites to gmail if anyone wants them.
Nothing personal intended, but why on earth would "the linux crowd" WANT such a thing? I've been having an ongoing discussion with some of the Phoenix LUG members. Everybody seems to be falling over themselves to store some of their most personal information on SOMEBODY ELSE'S servers. True, Google promises that they won't do anything bad with the info. But even after reading the ToS, I'm creeped out by the idea. One of the reasons I find linux appealing in the first place is that it give me the capability to be (largely) idependent of others, and free from their machinations. I hated being part of @Home (few years back) knowing they were more focused on the marketing aspect rather than just providing me the bandwidth I craved. Anyhow, now that drives are cheap, and we can run and fully control our own servers, what's the APPEAL of gmail? - Bob
Although I don't use Linux, at least not now I could not agree more. I think when I get a new computer this one is going to be used for Linux as by that time it should be easy enough for none technical people. GMail has to be one of the most rediculous things I have ever heard of. I think there must be a lot of server space available for anyone to keep all the nonsense that people send in emails. Wouldn't this discussion on GMail be interesting 10 years form now? I do enjoy reading the discussions on this link. Tom -----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org]On Behalf Of Bob George Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:53 AM To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Re: GMAIL Marc Hughes wrote:
I got 5 invites to gmail if anyone wants them.
Nothing personal intended, but why on earth would "the linux crowd" WANT such a thing? I've been having an ongoing discussion with some of the Phoenix LUG members. Everybody seems to be falling over themselves to store some of their most personal information on SOMEBODY ELSE'S servers. True, Google promises that they won't do anything bad with the info. But even after reading the ToS, I'm creeped out by the idea. One of the reasons I find linux appealing in the first place is that it give me the capability to be (largely) idependent of others, and free from their machinations. I hated being part of @Home (few years back) knowing they were more focused on the marketing aspect rather than just providing me the bandwidth I craved. Anyhow, now that drives are cheap, and we can run and fully control our own servers, what's the APPEAL of gmail? - Bob _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug@mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug
Well I do run linux, but I like the way gmail does things. Gmail does email a little differently than most people not using folders, but the more I'm using it the more I'm liking it. If there was an email solution that I could install on my linux box that give the same filtering and searching and labels that google does, I'd use it. Not to mention by using gmail it's someon else's problem for keeping the network up and backing up my data. I've got plenty of linux boxes I use but most broadband these days still gives me trouble for reliability. Chuck On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:00:23 -0400, wtmanders <wtmanders@rcn.com> wrote:
Although I don't use Linux, at least not now I could not agree more. I think when I get a new computer this one is going to be used for Linux as by that time it should be easy enough for none technical people. GMail has to be one of the most rediculous things I have ever heard of. I think there must be a lot of server space available for anyone to keep all the nonsense that people send in emails. Wouldn't this discussion on GMail be interesting 10 years form now? I do enjoy reading the discussions on this link. Tom
-----Original Message----- From: wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org]On Behalf Of Bob George Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:53 AM To: wlug@mail.wlug.org Subject: [Wlug] Re: GMAIL
Marc Hughes wrote:
I got 5 invites to gmail if anyone wants them.
Nothing personal intended, but why on earth would "the linux crowd" WANT such a thing? I've been having an ongoing discussion with some of the Phoenix LUG members. Everybody seems to be falling over themselves to store some of their most personal information on SOMEBODY ELSE'S servers. True, Google promises that they won't do anything bad with the info. But even after reading the ToS, I'm creeped out by the idea. One of the reasons I find linux appealing in the first place is that it give me the capability to be (largely) idependent of others, and free from their machinations. I hated being part of @Home (few years back) knowing they were more focused on the marketing aspect rather than just providing me the bandwidth I craved.
Anyhow, now that drives are cheap, and we can run and fully control our own servers, what's the APPEAL of gmail?
- Bob
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Emacs' mail reader easily does this. A good friend of mine is an emacs user and has a single folder which he treats just like GMail -- search for what you want. It has saved searches (virtual folders) and all that jazz. Been around for a long ole' time. I'd bet a pretty penny there are quite a few other equivalents as well. You still have to maintain and backup the box though of course :) --Brock On 2004.06.26.14.37, Chuck Haines wrote: | Well I do run linux, but I like the way gmail does things. Gmail does | email a little differently than most people not using folders, but the | more I'm using it the more I'm liking it. If there was an email | solution that I could install on my linux box that give the same | filtering and searching and labels that google does, I'd use it. Not | to mention by using gmail it's someon else's problem for keeping the | network up and backing up my data. I've got plenty of linux boxes I | use but most broadband these days still gives me trouble for | reliability. | | Chuck
On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:52:50 -0400, Bob George <mailings02@ttlexceeded.com> wrote:
Marc Hughes wrote:
I got 5 invites to gmail if anyone wants them.
Nothing personal intended, but why on earth would "the linux crowd" WANT such a thing? I've been having an ongoing discussion with some of the Phoenix LUG members. Everybody seems to be falling over themselves to store some of their most personal information on SOMEBODY ELSE'S servers. True, Google promises that they won't do anything bad with the info. But even after reading the ToS, I'm creeped out by the idea. One of the reasons I find linux appealing in the first place is that it give me the capability to be (largely) idependent of others, and free from their machinations. I hated being part of @Home (few years back) knowing they were more focused on the marketing aspect rather than just providing me the bandwidth I craved.
Anyhow, now that drives are cheap, and we can run and fully control our own servers, what's the APPEAL of gmail?
I don't see gmail as conflicting with Linux ideals. Linux is about choice. I feel having my email on someone elses machine is worth the benefits it gives me. Some people may hold their email conversations muce more dearly than I. Those people could make the choice to do things a bit more difficultly and register a domain and run their own mail server. -Marc
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