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Re: gmail security is a joke

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Abley)
Wed May 27 09:01:10 2015

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From: "Joe Abley" <jabley@hopcount.ca>
To: "Owen DeLong" <owen@delong.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 14:01:04 +0100
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On 27 May 2015, at 13:19, Owen DeLong wrote:

> If someone has the ability to hijack your BGP, then you’ve got 
> bigger problems than
> having them take over your Gmail account.

Could we perhaps summarise this entire thread with "if you have tighter 
security requirements for your e-mail than a particular e-mail provider 
can give you, host your e-mail somewhere else"?

Also, if you get a stabbing pain in your eye every time you drink tea, 
take the spoon out of the cup.


Joe

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