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Re:Desktop vs Web for email by mhartl on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @08:23PM (#53632)
Yeah, but it means you're on the hook if things break. I switched to Gmail a few years ago, and I love that any Gmail breakage is Google's problem, not mine.
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Re:Desktop vs Web for email by Riley on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @09:27PM (#53665)
Gmail is great, but why would you ever rely on a 3rd party for a main form of business communication? I like having my own servers, but I build in lots of redundancy, so that I'm covered. No matter what happens.
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Re:Desktop vs Web for email by rpdillon on Wednesday September 12, 2007 @12:02AM (#53713)
Meh, I'd guess that Google has better backups and better availability than your servers. Maybe I underestimate your skills. =)
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Re:Desktop vs Web for email by rms on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @10:07PM (#53683)
A third party? You mean like my cell phone provider? I sure hope they aren't listening to my calls!
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