[RKDinOKC]

As long as you don't mind giving Google the legal rights to access the content in any and all emails you send or receive, by all means, use Gmail. After all, it is free for up to 15GB of data storage.

I've had a Gmail account since it was by invitation only, before it was officially released. I don't have any spam in my gmail inbox or the spam folder. The spam folder automatically deletes after 30 days so you shouldn't have to go in and delete it.

But then again, it shouldn't have any spam. Never use my Gmail account for public email nor have I ever given the address to anyone or used it anywhere. The only emails I get in gmail are from Google for the Google Maps location presences I manage for a few businesses.