Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Alternatives to closed, non-free webmail services?

[Fabian Rodriguez]

On 07/23/2012 09:56 AM, Dave Crossland wrote:
> On 23 July 2012 13:47, Fabian Rodriguez <MagicFab@member.fsf.org> wrote:
>> It's up to you to decide if/why you continue to depend on their SMTP (a
>> rather small dependency IMO) or research/reach further freedom
> This is what I don't understand: What further freedom is possible?

I referred to further freedom *for you*. As it is, you depend on
Google's SMTP and your outgoing data no doubt is being
archived/amalyzed/etc.

> Technically, a SMTP server is just the same as any other SMTP server.
> You might not like to use a SMTP server located in some jurisdiction,
> but that isn't a software freedom issue.

Google's SMTP server certainly isn't "just the same" as any other one
(see above).

Cheers,

Fabian

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