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I use Gmail because I know I'm not going to be able to keep an email server secure over time. But I still have to deal with shitty newsletters and other junk. A
by 3pt14159 8y ago
I use Gmail because I know I'm not going to be able to keep an email server secure over time. But I still have to deal with shitty newsletters and other junk. After putting up with it for too long I decided to just domain-filter people that send me newsletters. The only thing that caused me trouble was LinkedIn, where people would occasionally message me expecting a fast response. So I solved that problem by deleting my LinkedIn account. If I reset my, say, Twitter password I know where to find it.
All other email from them and countless others is useless.
- diminoten 8y agoI'm no l33t hax0r or anything, but when I see "I've hosted a personal mail server for 10 years", I think, "I could probably own that person." Almost certainly false (I couldn't even think of a more technical word than "own"), but I just dunno why people take that risk. I get that the threat profile of Joe Schmoe isn't the same as Car Company, Inc., but still...