Sunday, June 05, 2005
Techtalker - More space anyone?
How much more email space do you need? As gmail enters its first year,the company has decided to expand its mail box from 1GB to 2GB. Google says that as a part of their one year birthday, ``we are giving everyone one more gigabyte''. But why stop the party there, it asks. As needs of users increase, it also promises to increase its email space further.
So far, 2GB storages have more often than not been paid services, with both Microsoft and Yahoo offering it for a price ranging between 20-26 dollars a year. Barring omnilect and perhaps xasamail which has been providing users free 2GB space, most companies had imposed fairly stringent limits on inbox usage.
For 1GB email providers the list is now fairly long. An Israeli company Walla, which has the teasing trailer `walla me' (www.walla.com) is one. If you wish an Indian company, Rediff has been around for quite some. time. Similarly mailbavaria offers 10 different email addresses, and even a 5GB service for a price.
The major disadvantage with these mails was that they offer their services in English language only. Some options have now emerged, like in German www.gmx.de or www.maktoob.com in Arabic. www.katatudo.com.br is supposed to be free and unlimited, but since I do not Portuguese, I cannot vouch for that.
The list is long, and for those who need addresses of all those biggies, try gmailforums.com where users like you and me have added an entire list of big daddies of email.
But the big question remains? Why do you need such huge storage space?Surely not for writing letters.
As email has advanced, it has now acquired new utilities that goes beyond writing mails to each other. People are creating music folders in their email accounts and storing their music there. It is like a virtual IPod. Ditto with pictures as well.
Instead of text emails, things are moving towards voice emails and video emails. An enterprising user can still create a wav file, attach it to his text email and the user can hear you voice. Try a similar thing with moving video as well, though the 10MB limit on attachments could be a deterrent. In times to come, email is surely moving in this direction.
Instead of free webspace offered by webhosting companies, which was often not reliable, email services are turning into your online storage devices. The flip side is that since they are password protected (or are they?), the usage is restricted to the creator or if he decides to distribute the password to others. Webspace on the other hand is in public domain, and hence could be accessed by everyone unless you yourself decide to bar some users.
With greater free webspace being provided, you can be assured that full inboxes shall be an issue of the past. But new issues are cropping up, beginning with user privacy and reading your emails. After all, the question remains. If the service providers are not making money, why do they offer these services at all?
write to me at techtalker at gmail point com
So far, 2GB storages have more often than not been paid services, with both Microsoft and Yahoo offering it for a price ranging between 20-26 dollars a year. Barring omnilect and perhaps xasamail which has been providing users free 2GB space, most companies had imposed fairly stringent limits on inbox usage.
For 1GB email providers the list is now fairly long. An Israeli company Walla, which has the teasing trailer `walla me' (www.walla.com) is one. If you wish an Indian company, Rediff has been around for quite some. time. Similarly mailbavaria offers 10 different email addresses, and even a 5GB service for a price.
The major disadvantage with these mails was that they offer their services in English language only. Some options have now emerged, like in German www.gmx.de or www.maktoob.com in Arabic. www.katatudo.com.br is supposed to be free and unlimited, but since I do not Portuguese, I cannot vouch for that.
The list is long, and for those who need addresses of all those biggies, try gmailforums.com where users like you and me have added an entire list of big daddies of email.
But the big question remains? Why do you need such huge storage space?Surely not for writing letters.
As email has advanced, it has now acquired new utilities that goes beyond writing mails to each other. People are creating music folders in their email accounts and storing their music there. It is like a virtual IPod. Ditto with pictures as well.
Instead of text emails, things are moving towards voice emails and video emails. An enterprising user can still create a wav file, attach it to his text email and the user can hear you voice. Try a similar thing with moving video as well, though the 10MB limit on attachments could be a deterrent. In times to come, email is surely moving in this direction.
Instead of free webspace offered by webhosting companies, which was often not reliable, email services are turning into your online storage devices. The flip side is that since they are password protected (or are they?), the usage is restricted to the creator or if he decides to distribute the password to others. Webspace on the other hand is in public domain, and hence could be accessed by everyone unless you yourself decide to bar some users.
With greater free webspace being provided, you can be assured that full inboxes shall be an issue of the past. But new issues are cropping up, beginning with user privacy and reading your emails. After all, the question remains. If the service providers are not making money, why do they offer these services at all?
write to me at techtalker at gmail point com
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