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		fluidcruft on Feb 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do self-respecting hackers use Gmail & Co? Own your MX record and use forwarding and/or Google Apps for Your Domain?

smd80 on Feb 6, 2012 [–]

That's what I do, and it gives you a portable email address, but doesn't address the other concerns. Ultimately, email is a communication medium, not a filesystem. Using IMAP folders for long-term storage is tempting, but it's off-label.

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