[TriLUG] OT: When did GMail prostitution get so popular?

[Ed Anderson]

Just recently, I started using a filter to Star and Archive all my
[TriLUG] and other discussion group messages.  I get enough of them
that I never get anything done if I read them as they come in.  This
way they're separated from my real mail.  Also there are often threads
that I'm not interested in reading.  These I can un-star very easily
w/out loading any new pages, and they're already archived.

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:07:06 -0400, Ed Anderson <nilbus at gmail.com> wrote:
> Gmail is the most amazing web-based email I have ever used. It blew my
> mind when I first got it.
> 
> The thing I like most is how it groups all threads/conversations.  For
> example, when new mail arrives from an old thread. When you open the
> new message, all the previous messages in the thread are right there,
> collapsed. You can click any of the previous messages, and it will
> expand so you can see the message.  By default, it hides all quoted
> text from old messages to avoid redundancy, but again you can expand
> it.
> 
> Shrinking, expanding, etc doesn't load a new page.  In fact,
> wheverever possible, the links in gmail modify the current page rather
> than going to a new page.  It does things I'd never imagined were
> possible on a webpage, and makes everything much faster.
> 
> The option to delete mail forever is definitely still there, but I
> hardly use it unless I get spam.
> Where most webmail services have a Delete button, gmail has an Archive
> button, making it pretty easy to archive messages.  The advantages
> being you can always go back and find messages if for some reason you
> need them later, you don't have to leave a bunch of messages in your
> inbox, and all previous messages in a conversation/thread are
> available for viewing.
> 
> Instead of Folders to sort messages, gmail uses Labels.  It's
> virtually the same thing, but you can have more than one label per
> message.
> 
> The spam protection is pretty decent I hear, but I haven't gotten any yet.
> 
> Anyway, I LOVE gmail and would recommend it to anybody. I used to hate
> webmail, but this is truly excellent.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:49:11 -0400 (EDT), Matt Pusateri
> <mpusateri at wickedtrails.com> wrote:
> > > I don't know, but I'll offer a free gmail invite to whoever comes up
> > > with the best answer. ;-)
> > >
> > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 11:15:48AM -0400, bp wrote:
> > >> "Explain the meaning of life to me and I'll send you a Gmail invite."
> > >>
> > >> When did pimping out Gmail invites get so popular?  Every day i check
> > >> the
> > >> list I see another person asking a question with a dangling
> > >> gmail-invite for the best answer.
> >
> >
> > I was going to leave this thread alone, but as my Grandma likes to tell me
> > "You hate peace"
> >
> > 1. First if I offend anyone I am sorry
> >
> > 2. I think the gmail invites have spurred some good discusions (although
> > most way over my head)
> >
> > 3. Maybe someone with a Gmail account can weigh in here, but I don't see
> > why I would want one?  I don't want google analyzing every email I send
> > and then inserting their own content (ie ads, etc) into my mail.  If they
> > aren't doing this then I have misunderstood.  Also I don't know if I like
> > the we will keep your email forever even if you delete it?  Again if I
> > have misunderstood let me know.  I don't think I need 1G of email of
> > course it is nice that I got 100M from my throw away yahoo account because
> > of it.  But maybe I just don't get it because I am lucky enough for my
> > employer to let me have a server on their IP space, and thus just run my
> > own mail server.
> >
> > 4. If I would get a Gmail account from someone who is pimping one, would
> > that make me their Gmail Ho?
> >
> >
> > Matt Pusateri
> >
> >
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