[ubuntu-in] OT: gmail sms recovery (was leina yar)

[Nitesh Mistry]

On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 06:05:35AM +0530, Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್) wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Nitesh Mistry <mailbox at mistrynitesh.net>wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 09:50:14PM +0530, Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್) wrote:
> > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Nitesh Mistry <mailbox at mistrynitesh.net
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 12:24:36PM +0530, Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್)
> > wrote:
> > > > > Even I get scared quiet often, the only option left is to buy a
> > domain
> > > > just
> > > > > for E-mail purpose...
> > > >
> > > > Pardon my ignorance, but how is buying a domain safe for emailing. I
> > > > believe, you will still need someone to host the email!
> > > > I would really like to explore this alternative.
> > > >
> > >
> > > You can buy a domain name say www.example.com (host on your computer or
> > buy
> > > a shared space)
> > >
> > > Since it is your domain so you can setup an email account, example *
> > > arjun at example.com* and it will be yours for your life unless you stop
> > paying
> > > for the domain...
> >
> > But this does not answer my query. I can buy a domain and setup an email
> > account (which is what I am using right now, while writing this mail)
> > but if someone can hack (crack, that is ;-) )tail account? What if I
> > use google apps to host my email with personal domain?
> >
> 
> That solution was for "What If Google shut down all its services overnight"

So there is a trade off between either integrating all the services
(risky but convenient) vs. using email as a stand-alone service
(relatively safe but inconvenient and costly)


 
> There is reliable method to stop crackers to crack into your account which I
> can think of...

Did you mean -- There is [no] reliable method to stop crackers to crack
into your account which I can think of... -- ?


> 
> >
> > May be the only extra safety is that (as you pointed out) I will not be
> > locked out like some gmail users were i.e. denial of service.
> >
> > I guess there is more to it than just buying a domain and setting up an
> > email with that (though I want to be wrong about this).
> >
> > By the way, I would love to know more about hosting email on my own
> > computer -- if that does not involve alpha-geek stuff and needs my
> > computer to be switched on and connected 24x7. I'll definitely also
> > google it up.



Regards,
Nitesh