Comments on: Is G-mail all it’s cracked up to be? http://johnmryan.com/strange-rants/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/ I write about Blogging, Technology, Photos and Life Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Paul Browne - Technology in Plain English http://johnmryan.com/strange-rants/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-1850 Paul Browne - Technology in Plain English Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:26:57 +0000 http://johnmryan.com/archives/2006/11/24/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-1850 I think the GMail for Domains is great (it means I don't have to manage backup the mails on my own website, yet I get to keep the @firstpartners.net address). However , while they give POP3 Access, they do some pretty strange things with it - no doubt to encourage you to keep with them instead of wondering off elsewhere. Yes, you do get what you pay for :-) I think the GMail for Domains is great (it means I don’t have to manage backup the mails on my own website, yet I get to keep the @firstpartners.net address).

However , while they give POP3 Access, they do some pretty strange things with it - no doubt to encourage you to keep with them instead of wondering off elsewhere.

Yes, you do get what you pay for :-)

]]> By: John http://johnmryan.com/strange-rants/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-1678 John Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:08:49 +0000 http://johnmryan.com/archives/2006/11/24/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-1678 Bernie, I can see your point, but if a company like google offers a service like this, they need to take some responsibility to their customers (yes customers), they are in the advertising business, and if they don't offer support or even a team of people to put up a notice when the service is down, explaining why, people will move on ergo = no advertisers will advertise on a service with no traffic, and there is a lot of free webmail services out there and they will move on. I have no problem paying for support, but even that is not available. Bernie, I can see your point, but if a company like google offers a service like this, they need to take some responsibility to their customers (yes customers), they are in the advertising business, and if they don’t offer support or even a team of people to put up a notice when the service is down, explaining why, people will move on ergo = no advertisers will advertise on a service with no traffic, and there is a lot of free webmail services out there and they will move on.

I have no problem paying for support, but even that is not available.

]]> By: Bernie Goldbach http://johnmryan.com/strange-rants/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-1677 Bernie Goldbach Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:02:40 +0000 http://johnmryan.com/archives/2006/11/24/is-g-mail-all-it%e2%80%99s-cracked-up-to-be/#comment-1677 I've never expected support for any free tech service and I don't think I'll change my expectation anytime soon. I’ve never expected support for any free tech service and I don’t think I’ll change my expectation anytime soon.

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