And you STILL trust Google with your mail?

wsb · 1 Mar 2011, 06:16 AM

http://tinyurl.com/4ry6hr2

A Gmail disruption has resulted in tens of thousands of users losing their stored emails and contact information. Google says it's working to restore access to those affected. Several notable crashes at Google and other services over the past couple of years may raise questions about the reliability of cloud services in general.

kaptitsky · 1 Mar 2011, 06:58 AM

Yup.

I still trust Google.

A small percentage, and Google says no long term data loss will occur.

BTW, this is the third topic opened on this problem.

1) Empty mailboxes in Gmail

2) Gmail History Of Up To 150,000 Users VANISHES

adam15c · 1 Mar 2011, 07:16 PM

Yes, still trust Google. Been with them since the beginning and never had a problem. Several domains too and no problems with any of them. Excellent service IMHO.

kinetic · 1 Mar 2011, 10:35 PM

Use a hosted domain with google apps, which is my main account. No complaints.

David · 2 Mar 2011, 12:01 AM

Google is not responsible for backing up my contact list and email... that is my job! Privacy issues aside, Google (IMO) performs better than most other free (and paid) email companies.

petergh · 2 Mar 2011, 02:58 AM

Just curious: Am I the only here who is astonished by the fact that Google has a tape backup of everything ever stored in every user's Gmail account? A *tape* backup!

Peter

B4its2L8 · 2 Mar 2011, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petergh

Just curious: Am I the only here who is astonished by the fact that Google has a tape backup of everything ever stored in every user's Gmail account? A *tape* backup!

Peter

But they do that for your benefit.

kaptitsky · 2 Mar 2011, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petergh

Just curious: Am I the only here who is astonished by the fact that Google has a tape backup of everything ever stored in every user's Gmail account? A *tape* backup!

Peter

At least it's not paper tape you have to run through the KSR33.

Seriously, though, I'm not sure I know a better medium for archival storage: well tested, cheap, manageable.

It's not like they could easily burn all that stuff to blu-ray

petergh · 2 Mar 2011, 03:39 AM

The reason I am astonished is that I imagine the amount of data they need to store requires literally millions of tapes?

William9 · 2 Mar 2011, 11:20 AM

Someone calculated the tapes would stack 2.5 miles high!

petergh · 2 Mar 2011, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William9

Someone calculated the tapes would stack 2.5 miles high!

Where did you see that?

William9 · 2 Mar 2011, 03:06 PM

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fas...wpisrc=nl_tech

kcc · 4 Mar 2011, 04:09 PM

No email provider is to be trusted but we choose which one is more suitable for us.

Ennis · 5 Mar 2011, 12:01 AM

Yes I still trust Gmail. Nothing beats Google Apps. No other email provider comes close. When holy Fastmail offers over the air syncing. When Tuffmail has remotely comparable spam control. When Yahoo has push email to all handheld devices, maybe there'll be a contest.

petergh · 5 Mar 2011, 04:51 AM

Yes, I still trust my email to Google. At least we know now they have a working backup system! ;-)

1 Mar 2011, 06:16 AM	#1
wsb Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 42	And you STILL trust Google with your mail? http://tinyurl.com/4ry6hr2 A Gmail disruption has resulted in tens of thousands of users losing their stored emails and contact information. Google says it's working to restore access to those affected. Several notable crashes at Google and other services over the past couple of years may raise questions about the reliability of cloud services in general.

1 Mar 2011, 06:58 AM	#2
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	Yup. I still trust Google. A small percentage, and Google says no long term data loss will occur. BTW, this is the third topic opened on this problem. 1) Empty mailboxes in Gmail 2) Gmail History Of Up To 150,000 Users VANISHES

1 Mar 2011, 07:16 PM	#3
adam15c Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: UK Posts: 352	Yes, still trust Google. Been with them since the beginning and never had a problem. Several domains too and no problems with any of them. Excellent service IMHO.

1 Mar 2011, 10:35 PM	#4
kinetic Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: India Posts: 422	Use a hosted domain with google apps, which is my main account. No complaints.

2 Mar 2011, 12:01 AM	#5
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	Google is not responsible for backing up my contact list and email... that is my job! Privacy issues aside, Google (IMO) performs better than most other free (and paid) email companies.

2 Mar 2011, 02:58 AM	#6
petergh Master of the @ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,302	Just curious: Am I the only here who is astonished by the fact that Google has a tape backup of everything ever stored in every user's Gmail account? A tape backup! Peter

2 Mar 2011, 03:39 AM	#9
petergh Master of the @ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,302	The reason I am astonished is that I imagine the amount of data they need to store requires literally millions of tapes?

2 Mar 2011, 11:20 AM	#10
William9 The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,281	Someone calculated the tapes would stack 2.5 miles high!

2 Mar 2011, 03:06 PM	#12
William9 The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,281	http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fas...wpisrc=nl_tech

4 Mar 2011, 04:09 PM	#13
kcc Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Worldwide Posts: 34	No email provider is to be trusted but we choose which one is more suitable for us.

5 Mar 2011, 12:01 AM	#14
Ennis Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 984	Yes I still trust Gmail. Nothing beats Google Apps. No other email provider comes close. When holy Fastmail offers over the air syncing. When Tuffmail has remotely comparable spam control. When Yahoo has push email to all handheld devices, maybe there'll be a contest.

5 Mar 2011, 04:51 AM	#15
petergh Master of the @ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,302	Yes, I still trust my email to Google. At least we know now they have a working backup system! ;-)