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GMail changes can be mitigated by using a normal mail client via IMAP. Obviously not an option for everybody, and not a 100% solution, but it helps a lot. I'm
by jlarocco 14y ago
GMail changes can be mitigated by using a normal mail client via IMAP.
Obviously not an option for everybody, and not a 100% solution, but it helps a lot.
I'm also not liking recent changes at Google, so I'm in the process of transitioning away from GMail and the rest of their services for most stuff. Before too long I'll only be using it to login to sites using the "Login with GMail" buttons, and all my real email will go to a different account.
- ebbv 14y agoExcept that using a mail client kills the main advantage of Gmail and why I started using it in the first place; consistent, clean interface and ubiquitous presence on all my devices. Yeah I can install mail clients on all of my computers for Gmail, but if I'm gonna bother with a mail client I'd just use mail set up through one of my own domains on one of my own servers.
- lostlogin 14y agoThe gmail interface is so very far from clean in my experience. Apples offering stands in stark contrast, such that the irritations with it (I'm not blind, massive buttons, huge click areas, low information density, missing features) are bearable.
- ebbv 14y agoI was referring to the reasons I started using Gmail. I started using Gmail when it was still invite only. At the time Gmail's interface was refreshingly clean.
- lostlogin 14y agoAh, got it. I joined in those days to - I still remember the email saying I was in arriving. Bye bye hotmail. For all my gmail complaints, I could do a lot worse.