Comments on: A note to Jane D. “Google ROCKS!”

By: Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:50:23 +0000

Hi Cathy,

Unfortunately it was a single participant who has asked for a link to a resource I had mentioned during a talk in SD. I wound up having to call her school since I couldn’t get through via email.

SCASL has been easy to work with via e-mail. Which IS my preferred method of communication for these sorts of things.

Thanks for asking,

Doug

By: Cathy Nelson

Cathy Nelson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:36:59 +0000

As users in a district, we should be able to submit email addresses to IT that we want “white listed.” Of course this does not resolve the problem of sending email to other districts. It just seems blocking has gone too far… Where is the happy medium?

@Doug–their loss, huh?I don’t suppose you will be doing any workshops in SD. Glad you were not blocked email wise in SC!!

@Sarah Sorry u have not had as good an experience with gmail as I have.

@Jude I just don’t think I could manage 8 accounts, but I do have 3, and all 3 are used for different reasons –lists, accounts, school, personal, professional, etc. So far I’m managing this. I just dont think I could manage 8. You are amazing.

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:07:59 +0000

I have 8 email accounts–two in Mozilla Thunderbird (my personal favorite), two in Yahoo, one at job #1, one at job #2 (which I read through Yahoo, having given up on Outlook and being unable to read it through Gmail), and a GMail account. I would never use Gmail as my primary account, because I find it annoying (no folders, for example), but it’s okay. I use it to subscribe to a few lists, email other Gmail users, and get a few Google alerts. I work at one district and have kids in another, so I can tell you that emails from all of my accounts have been considered spam by the different filters at both districts.

By: Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:09:02 +0000

Hi Cathy,

Just last week I had my first experience of sending a message using gmail and having it rejected by a Barracuda spam filter. Of course, it also rejected a mail sent my by school account as well.

I actually called the school district and found out that their state (South Dakota) is filtering for all districts.

So I am being rejected, I guess, by ALL South Dakota.

You fellow gmail user and fan,

Doug

By: Sarah Stewart

Sarah Stewart — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:33:00 +0000

I agree, I love Google and do most of my emailing with gmail. BUT…I have had gmail emails disappear including a job application and another was a research grant application. This had serious repercussions for me and I do wonder if gmail gets sucked onto people’s junk accounts. It is some thing to be mindful of and I always make sure now that I ask for a receipt so I know my gmail has been received.