[CS-FSLUG] Debian hosted email service - http://www.runbox.com

['Mash]

That is a really good point.

Good thinking, thanks

On 06/09/06, Ritchie, Josiah S. <jritchie at bible.edu> wrote:
> You could always use runbox as a dropbox that gmail then picks up from. Then you have the backup on runbox consistently, but you have it also in gmail for flexibility.
>
> Then you simply have to ask if you want google to be reading your email.
>
> JSR/
>
> Josiah S. Ritchie
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: christiansource-bounces at ofb.biz [mailto:christiansource-
> > bounces at ofb.biz] On Behalf Of 'Mash
> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 5:26 AM
> > To: A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group.
> > Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Debian hosted email service - http://www.runbox.com
> >
> > Morning everyone,
> >
> > I have just taken out email hosting with the company
> > http://www.runbox.com and would like to reccomend them.
> >
> > They are running on a Debian patform and provide
> >
> > 10 GB email storage space.
> > 1 GB file storage space. (seperate space for keeping files, very handy !)
> > 100 MB message size limit.
> > Web, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, and WAP access.
> > Secure SSL access for webmail and email clients
> > Also their webmail interface is very clean, simple and functional.
> >
> > I had two friends who had their Gmail accounts randomly disabled in
> > August and I did a Google search  and it appears to happen a lot. So
> > in light of this I looked for a hosted email service. Unfortunately I
> > don't trust the webhosting company I work for with my email. ( A
> > terrible thing to say I know.)
> >
> > I suddenly realised how much I depend on Gmail and that there is
> > really nothing to stop them just closing my account and me losing all
> > my data. A scary thought !
> >
> > So I have moved my important correspondence to Runbox and keep gmail
> > for threads etc.
> > I do miss having threaded messages though, gmail does it so well.
> >
> > Oh yes and it costs about £30 a year.
> >
> > 'Mash
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