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Re: [LUG] Etiquette was Re: And this is bad news...

 

On Monday 29 June 2009, Richard Brown wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Jun 27, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Simon Waters wrote:
> > I think easy to use software is a good thing, Gmail makes writing and
> > replying to emails harder in little ways than Thunderbird, Kmail,
> > and a
> > host of other email clients.
> >
> > You might not need this polish, but I use email a lot, I like the
> > little
> > things Kmail does for me at work, it saves time and keeps my
> > communications short and to the point (or at least in a purely
> > technical
> > fashion - doesn't stop me rambling).
>
> It's funny I have stopped using gmail recently for this very reason.
> It does a good basic job but not a very good advanced job. I'm using
> Apple Mail and find it far more suitable for uses.
>
> Rich

I had the problem of changing ISP's and having to change email addresses a few 
years ago.  Being a nice simple home user with no-one but 'Er indoors to 
worry about I signed up to Googlemail and Yahoo mail.  I forward my Yahoo 
mail to the Google account and then download from Google to Kmail.  I delete 
the Yahoo mail after forwarding but keep my Googlemail as a backup.  I go 
into Google about once a month and have a clear out.  I only use Google if 
I'm away (SHE won't let me have a netbook.)

As I have 2 computers I synchronise from the master to the slave using Unison.

A bit of a kludge but it all works reliably enough for me not to bother 
setting up a server.  Life's too short....

George

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