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Gmail alternatives for Stealth Accnts
 

I don't like Gmail, but does aol or any other email service have same stealth qualities as gmail, I mean not giving ip address away etc??? tks tmon

Why don't you like gmail?

If it ain't broke why fix it?

We don't like the way they stack, bunch, group, or whatever you want to call it emails together!
But, that 's not the question.

If there is a better way, why not use it?

what makes gmail stealth? i didnt know about this.. fill me in please...

If you go to the main settings page in Gmail you can turn off "conversation view." That will keep all your emails separate.

I do understand why you would want that for eBay. I have had Google group different sales together into one conversation many times.

That should be the perfect solution for the OP.

Sweet, is that new?? I've always hated gmail bunching emails like chats. Could never get used to it - And I've been using them since early beta

so anybody wanna fill me in why gmail is stealthy than other emails?

Ir does not automatically display the images, some of which are used as tracking beacons. If you looked at an email from eBay or Amazon on your main PC, which was banned, it would report your IP address back to them and you could be linked.

At least that is the way I understand it. Maybe someone can be more specific?

Thanks! That should solve my problem with Gmail!
There's always a better way!
tmon

like jeffweico said, "If you looked at an email from eBay or Amazon on your main PC, which was banned, it would report your IP address back to them and you could be linked."
is my understanding too!

jeffweico as usual has it right on. Plus - most of the time - when you send e-mails out via g-mail, your IP is not displayed in the header.

Most of the time, yes. Images must be turned off or you will send back ip info

In practice gmail is great if setup correctly. But its not infallible. It can show images when its not supposed to and it does have your IP in header sometimes. Rare, but it happens. To reply 100% safe it needs to be done from the right IP.

I forward a copy of emails to one gmail account so I can just read them on one user account. But never reply from it. But there still is a small risk it will diaplay images even when set to off.

is this if you reply back or just by reading the message?

Depends whats embedded in email. Even just images can send a return receipt with IP. Best way to be safe is to make sure you are on the right IP. It can be a hassle at times, but better safe than sorry.

I use one gmail account to read all my mail. But its dangerous.