Episode 1801 • • 5:44 - 8:34
1801: Hate of Speech
Gmail Newsletter Delivery Issues, ProtonMail, and Early Internet Reliability
A technical discussion ensues regarding the selective failure of Gmail to deliver the show's newsletter, leading to a recommendation for users to switch to ProtonMail or FastMail. An anecdote follows about the early 1980s and the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where a column written for DEC Professional won a Computer Press Association award. The segment touches on the historical unreliability of email dating back to the ARPANET era.