<OT> yet more Gmail invites

[Collins Richey]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:34:21 -0500, Tim Wunder <tim at thewunders.org> wrote:

> 
> I happen to be VERY proud of the fact that I have 0 gmail invites. That would
> mean I DON'T have a gmail account...
> 
> Regards,
> Tim (who fails to see the attraction of a gmail account)
> 

Not to kindle any flame wars, but the attractions IMHO are:

1. I am relieved of the need to tinker with any sort of POP3 or IMAP
software on my system.
2. Like with IMAP, I can get to my mail from anywhere that runs a
supported browser.
3. Also, I don't need to tinker with any SPAM software on my system.
Gmail does an excellent job of isolating spam to a folder where I can
review and whack it. There are damn few misses (it learns quickly when
I report a missed spam) and even fewer false hits.

The drawbacks are:

1. Gmail is not always smart enough to generate a reply to the list in
every case. Depending on the headers, I may get list, both list and
sender, or sender only, but most of the time it works.

Enjoy,
-- 
 Collins