4 chapters across the catalog
Google VP and "Father of the Internet" Vint Cerf is advocating for the rapid adoption of IPv6 to accommodate the 50 billion devices expected in the Internet of Things by 2020. Cerf's history with MCI Mail is cited as evidence of Google's "arrogant" philosophy of shutting down services regardless of long-term user reliance.
Google Mail recently began prompting users to utilize Google Drive for attachments exceeding 25 megabytes. A debate regarding the original intent of email protocols follows, contrasting modern file sharing with the 1969 ARPANET system designed for military and academic data exchange. The discussion notes that early email systems were not optimized for large binary transfers.
The hosts discuss how the government can access emails stored on third-party services like Gmail without a warrant if they are over 180 days old. They advocate for users to run their own private mail servers to maintain control over their data and history.
Adam Curry describes his experience setting up a private mail server on a Mac Mini to move away from Gmail and improve privacy. He notes the staggering amount of spam traffic—roughly four attempts per second—visible in the SMTP logs. The discussion covers the technical challenges of residential IP ranges being blocked by other mail servers and the importance of keeping communications away from government-accessible cloud providers.
