Google G-Mail Watch / Hunt

TheBlueRaja · 10-05-2004, 12:18

Hey Guys,
I want one of these new G-Mail accounts pretty bad, but i have no way of getting one yet sooo, what i want to do is set up a thread where you can find out the whens and where's of getting an account ASAP. If anyone sees any news relevant to a possible backdoor to g-mail, or a launch date for the service, please post it here.

FYI, At the time of writing Gmail is only open to a small number of beta testers, there is no "New Account" or "Signup" screen visible, and none of the obvious hacks to get in the system anyway work. Making things difficult for new users has probably generated even more publicity for Gmail. There are indications (look at the error message displayed when you try to login with your standard Google account) that Google may soon open an access system based on invitation like for Orkut.

If you wish to know new developments on access to Gmail, the best thing you can do is to join the Gmail community at Orkut (you will need an invitation to join Orkut first though).

Some sites, Blogger.com is an example, are offering free G-Mail accounts if you use their service, but dont fall into the trap of signing up just yet as its only for existing users of the service, and signing up wont help.

So if you have or see any more news - let me / us know.

TheBlueRaja · 10-05-2004, 12:22

Rather interestingly - i just noticed this in the small print....

6. Does Gmail support automatic forwarding and POP3 access?

Not at the moment, but Google believes in helping people access information whenever and however they want to do so. In the future you will be able to access Gmail messages from non-Gmail accounts for free or at a nominal fee.

:yikes:

Richard M · 10-05-2004, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by theblueraja

Hey Guys,
I want one of these new G-Mail accounts pretty bad, but i have no way of getting one yet sooo, what i want to do is set up a thread where you can find out the whens and where's of getting an account ASAP. If anyone sees any news relevant to a possible backdoor to g-mail, or a launch date for the service, please post it here.

FYI, At the time of writing Gmail is only open to a small number of beta testers, there is no "New Account" or "Signup" screen visible, and none of the obvious hacks to get in the system anyway work. Making things difficult for new users has probably generated even more publicity for Gmail. There are indications (look at the error message displayed when you try to login with your standard Google account) that Google may soon open an access system based on invitation like for Orkut.

If you wish to know new developments on access to Gmail, the best thing you can do is to join the Gmail community at Orkut (you will need an invitation to join Orkut first though).

Some sites, Blogger.com is an example, are offering free G-Mail accounts if you use their service, but dont fall into the trap of signing up just yet as its only for existing users of the service, and signing up wont help.

So if you have or see any more news - let me / us know.

OK mate, PM me your full name (first & last) and your email address and I'll send you an Orkut invitation.
I will be able to invite you to GMail too but not just yet.

TheBlueRaja · 10-05-2004, 13:08

Wow!

Talk about striking lucky.... Many Thanks.

Anyhoo peeps, this threads still on - latest news on G-Mail - put it here.

MetaWraith · 10-05-2004, 13:38

Why bother with G-Mail ?

Personally I use and recommend Spymac www.spymac.com
1GB email storage, 100M webspace, 250M Picture Gallery all for free

**Damien** · 10-05-2004, 15:24

rumors are that spymac wont make it for long

TheBlueRaja · 10-05-2004, 16:03

FYI all,
If your already a memeber of blogger and are wondering why you dont have an invite to g-mail, then you have to also be an ACTIVE user, which probably means that if you have an account but dont use it much, you wont get an invite.

Tally ho.

Jon M · 19-05-2004, 09:48

http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5215...l?tag=nefd.top

Interesting development.. 1 terabyte!!
I doubt they'll actually do this.. how many people are capable of actually generating that amount of email data? ... not many I'd wager.

SMHarman · 19-05-2004, 10:06

Thats the point. Storage is cheap, and Google must be able to buy it real cheap as they cache a huge tract of the internet.

You can offer 1TB knowing that most people will struggle to fill anywhere near that. It's a bit like telling someone their car can do 135mph. Most will never do that, but they have the option. Google will not buy 1TB of space for each new user, but ascertain the average use patterns and purchase accordingly.

My work outlook.pst folders are 200Mb and my home 100Mg, thats 7+years at home and 2+ years at work. Over time with poor deletion practice I'll hit the TB, but no time soon.

Richard M · 19-05-2004, 10:26

Gmail is still in beta.

I've seen some pretty serious bugs in their beta software before now, especially in Orkut which uses .NET.

SMHarman · 19-05-2004, 11:07

Remember also Microsoft have been unable to migrate Hotmail to a Microsoft back end system, as their software was unable to handle the loads presented to it. It is still running on Linux AFAIK. GMail is also likely to experince huge capacity requirements.

aliferste · 03-06-2004, 14:45

Got me a gmail account today......through blogger as well but ive not used it in ages

gazzae · 03-06-2004, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMHarman

Remember also Microsoft have been unable to migrate Hotmail to a Microsoft back end system, as their software was unable to handle the loads presented to it. It is still running on Linux AFAIK. GMail is also likely to experince huge capacity requirements.

According to this, it has been migrated to W2K
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/its...l/default.mspx

stamp92 · 13-05-2005, 00:42

can anyone send a gmail invitation to s_arahconor007@hotmail.com ( take out the underscore. i put that incase of spam
its for my wife. thanks

Gareth · 13-05-2005, 00:51

Blimey, you've resurrected one helluva old thread. There's another more suitable thread somewhere, but I'll email the invite to you anyway.
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