Corwin - Thank you, good to know. But how do I create "a Google account with my main email address”? Isn’t the email address associated with with a Google account always a Gmail address?
- Andrew > On Nov 12, 2024, at 7:03 PM, Corwin Zechar <cz...@sonic.net> wrote: > > Hi Andrew - > > Back in the days of the Rivendell email list - hosted by Alex Wetmore and > moderated by Rivendell employees (most notably Sterling Hada), you could > subscribe with any email account. When the email list was disbanded and the > Google Group was created, I subscribed with my junk email/Gmail address. > > As you can imagine, this caused problems when selling stuff. People would > Paypal my junk Gmail address instead of my main email address. Eventually, I > tired of this and inquired of list admin Jim if it was possible to subscribe > with a non-Gmail address. Jim said there were no rules or regulations > requiring a Gmail address. > > So I created a Google account with my main email address. I am happy to > report several years later, that I see no loss of functionality throughout > the Google apps. I would note that I heartily disdain use of any phone. My > access of the list (and all Google apps save Chrome and Google maps) is > through a desktop computer. And my desktop runs Mac OS 10.12.6 from 2014. > > I get the email digest. I can post on the web and/or via email. > > I see no downside to accessing the group via a non-Gmail address. I say go > for it! > > Regards, > > > Corwin > On Monday, November 11, 2024 at 12:01:24 PM UTC-8 ajanj...@gmail.com wrote: >> Is it possible to be a member of this list without using a Gmail account? >> >> I have one, but given the number of posts and pictures people share, it >> quickly pushes the limit of my server space, and I have to regularly delete >> posts from my inbox to avoid going over the limit. I’d love to switch over >> to a different email, since I have other accounts with no space limits, but >> I can’t see how (and I don’t see anyone with a non-gmail email here). >> >> Thanks, >> Andrew >> >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26d8a037-4492-4768-9a15-9e906d163b31n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/26d8a037-4492-4768-9a15-9e906d163b31n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9825D5C5-51C0-49AC-9943-BC1EA29111E9%40gmail.com.
