Mari, I think we're in vehement agreement! All these things are tools, and like many tools, some do require a little investment to learn how to use well. On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 6:02 PM, marisok <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Glad to hear you enjoy Gmail. Nothing is better than an Email program that > makes us comfortable! > > I agree 100% with your comments about AOL and use the AOL address because I > was one of their first subscribers and the address has identified me for > decades. While it may "appear" that I'm using AOL, I don't use AOL at all > . > . ever. I do Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Roadrunner and all my other accounts > with my one and only trusted mail program and consider AOL the pits and > rank > it in the same category as Yahoo and Gmail. :-) It may "appear" that I'm > using AOL ... but I'm really not. Don't like Email programs that get their > claws in you and won't let go. Pretty soon the tail can begin to wag the > dog. > > Different strokes for different folks, as the man kissed the cow. :-) > > Mari > TRG > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: David Phillips > Date: 2/20/2014 5:23:03 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Archives problem. And more about hacking > > Very interesting. > > > Gmail doesn't work like traditional email clients, and some people don't > like the way it works. That's OK, there are many other choices. I happen to > love it. Once in a while they'll make an interface change that I don't care > for, but an extension or lab product will change it back if it is > sufficiently troublesome. > > > One can also use a machine based client (Thunderbird, for example, almost > certainly others) to access one's Gmail account as an IMAP account. > > > I haven't gone searching for another solution because Gmail does so well > for > me, but as far as I know, Gmail is the only one that lets me put a single > thread or email into multiple 'folders' (Labels in Gmail) That alone puts > Gmail at the top for me. > > > I've been using Gmail since its early beta days, when you had to get an > invitation to get a Gmail subscription. In June it will be 10 years for me. > > > I find it suits my needs perfectly. > > > On our lists, it is generally the AOL subscribers that are the most > technically incompetent, troublesome, spam reporting, and all round > nuisance > They don't tend to be the one that get their accounts hacked. > > > We do have a few AOL subscribers that have been using AOL since the days of > dialup, and don't want to get rid of that address. In general, they're > fine. > > > > It is the Yahoo users that (again, generally) get their accounts hacked. > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 5:02 PM, marisok <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I'm so glad to hear at least one other person speak negatively of GMail. > Our lists are full of Gmail subscribers and I keep my opinions about it to > myself. I believe it's one of those phenomena that becomes a fad or "in" > and, therefore, makes non-technical people feel technically astute. I have > accounts just about everywhere and for almost 20 years have only one > mail program I use for all of them and couldn't do my job efficiently > without > it. So I just let everyone do his thing and I do mine ... and that works > for > me! > > And don't even get me started on Yahoo. :-/ > > Mari > The Recovery Group > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Phil Wetzel > Date: 2/20/2014 4:21:01 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Archives problem. And more about hacking > > I've been using a little known email called MyWay for many many years. > It's never been hacked, and gets an extremely small amount of spam. > Very happy with it. > I just recently created a gMail account for a work project, and with all > due respect > I think it is awful. Doesn't seem like something you would expect from > Google IMHO. > > Phil > > > > > From: Pete Weiss <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask], > Date: 02/20/2014 03:45 PM > Subject: Re: Archives problem. And more about hacking > Sent by: LISTSERV list owners' forum <[log in to unmask]> > > > > On lists that I operate, I've seen more Yahoo mail user accounts > compromised than any other. > Frequently we set yahoo.com subscribers to REVIEW. Generally, we (my > co-owners) suggest Gmail. I've > experienced very few problems with that system (other than what has been > documented on-list about > "missing" messages sent by poster). > > I also recommend it to those folks who use ISP email addresses. They can > migrate to it > e.g.,[log in to unmask] while weaning themselves (others) of the old > address. > Or they can use both > addresses with some services. > > [Why would I recommend that? Don't ask, just do and experience it. :-) ] > > > Pete Weiss > > > > > > > -- > David Phillips > Molon Labe ! > At or about 36° 08' 47" N , 80° 19' 23" W > Lose Not A Minute! > > > > > To unsubscribe from the LSTOWN-L list, click the following link: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-PEACH.exe?SUBED1=LSTOWN-L&A=1 > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the LSTOWN-L list: > write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-PEACH.exe?SUBED1=LSTOWN-L&A=1 > -- David Phillips Molon Labe ! At or about 36° 08' 47" N , 80° 19' 23" W Lose Not A Minute! ############################ To unsubscribe from the LSTOWN-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-PEACH.exe?SUBED1=LSTOWN-L&A=1