While this is getting OT for this thread, I feel compelled to ask why
you send that tagline? Do you not want to talk to people on gmail
because it saves the email?

I have always kept every email I have ever read or sent since '94. I
know that SMTP and POP are clear text unencrypted protocols, and all
mail servers store mail in an unencrypted file. I know that every
(well only the good ones) do regular incremental backups and have this
data archived including my old emails. Even my government installs
automatic email scanners at every ISP looking for
terrorists/dissidents and I should be more afraid that Gmail shows ads
for PIC?

The ability to search for the relevant data using a good search engine
is very nice. What do I give up in return? A computer scans keywords
and displays ads relevant to my interests.
Can someone (human) legally read my gmail? No.
Do I prefer ads relevant to my emails instead of the spyware
installing ads at other services? Yes.

- Ben

ps. no more invites left here.

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 02:59:06 +0100, p.cousens <p.cousens@biscit.biz> wrote:
>
>     This is for your copy-and-paste convenience:
> Dear Gmail user:  Due to privacy considerations, we cannot respond
> unless you resend your email from a different account. For more
> information, please visit www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com
>
> PC
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