Ihug Rant - Was Re: [nzlug] NZLUG List Problem? - 'Bounces' with 452 Throttled due to...

[Martin Bähr]

On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 08:54:56PM +1200, Shane wrote:
> > > In all honesty you really can't beat the offering of GMail.
> > True, their privacy issues are impossible to beat. That's why I don't
> > use them, and never will.
> You could argue that for all email providers, as unless your mail is 
> encrypted, it is sitting on your providers machines where they can read it at 
> will.  The only thing with gmail is they have been a little more open about 
> it.

well, there are countries where reading someone elses mail is illegal,
and where you may have a reasonable expecation of it not happening.

in the end it comes down to choice:

run our own domain and server:
 + longterm stability of address
 + unlimited storage (because expandable and needed)
 + no privacy issues
 - admin overhead
 - cost (for hardware and domain)

find a friend and share their mailserver
 + longterm stability of address (if you get to use your own domain)
 + potentially unlimited storage
 + trust for privacy can be easely established
 - no guarantee of service since it's free
 - cost for domain

find a hoster with email service for your own domain
 + longterm stability of address 
 + reasonable storage
 - questionable privacy
 - cost

use a free email hoster with domain forwarding. 
(most domain providers offer that)
 + longterm stability of address
 - lack of privacy
 - cost for domain

run your own mailserver with providers domain
 + unlimited storage (because expandable and needed)
 + no privacy issues
 - instability of address almost certain unless you never change
   providers
 - admin overhead
 - cost (for hardware)
 
free email hoster without your own domain
 + free
 - stability of address depends on the stability of the company
 - lack of privacy

use your providers email
 + free
 - instability of address almost certain unless you never change
   providers
 - lack of privacy

i probably missed a lot of aspects, but it seems pretty clear that from
all the options, using your own providers email service is the worst choice.

greetings, martin.
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