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Da Dego · 15th Feb 2007, 14:04

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/02...tes_for_gmail/

Mother-Goose · 15th Feb 2007, 14:07

I kinda liked the elist idea of being part of gmail and looking down on hotmail users, that said, the more the better, it has to be the best web based e-mail service out there

geek1017 · 15th Feb 2007, 14:12

My Gmail still has the invite box thingy.
94 left apparently.

I don't really know if this is big news or not.
Maybe it'll allow more spamers or something, but the 'invite' system and the ubiquitous 'Beta' that Google uses for everything should both be dropped.
No matter what improvements there can be made, it is still pretty much a finished product.

Now we just need to see if the number of Gmail accounts actually goes up appreciably.

Veles · 15th Feb 2007, 14:14

I've been under a rock

quack · 15th Feb 2007, 14:17

The invites will probably stay, you just don't need one to sign up.

Gmail boxes are 2.8GB by the way, not 2.5GB

scifi3018 · 15th Feb 2007, 14:51

Like geek1017, i still have the invites box, and odly enough i also have 94 invites left...

I already have about 3-4 gmail accounts linked together so i can send and recieve from all of them. Its a great service, and im glad tosee it going public (if it is).

And quack, its 2.817GB (and constantly growing)

unrealhippie · 15th Feb 2007, 14:56

I like the word 'beta' written on it. Most people I know are 'betaphobic' and for apsolutely no intelligent reason. Has to be said, GMail is the best web based email interface I have used; simple, uncluttered, easy...

Bindibadgi · 15th Feb 2007, 15:07

FFS: Now everyone is gonna just sign up for accounts to spam people. A Gmail address did kind of hold some water, but not anymore since everyone will soon abuse it.

webbyman · 15th Feb 2007, 15:35

I noticed this a few days ago and I was a bit shocked, as I thought I was rather behind on it all

randosome · 15th Feb 2007, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

FFS: Now everyone is gonna just sign up for accounts to spam people. A Gmail address did kind of hold some water, but not anymore since everyone will soon abuse it.

QFT

although i do have like 98 invites left, so really i could make 98 spam accounts ....

jezmck · 15th Feb 2007, 18:47

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The invite only allowed you to bring ten friends to the party

I believe it actually peaked at 100 each.

Brooxy · 16th Feb 2007, 01:47

Would I be massivly outnumbered if I said I didn't like gmail all that much...unless there has been changes to it in the last six months to make it tidyer and more efficent, then i'll stick with my hotmail account for msn / random stuff and my yahoo account for personal emailing...

supermonkey · 16th Feb 2007, 04:12

I, too, must have been living under a rock all these years. I've heard so many people raving about gmail, but I've never understood why. What does gmail offer that my current ISP's e-mail doesn't have?

-monkey

Soulmage · 16th Feb 2007, 05:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by supermonkey

I, too, must have been living under a rock all these years. I've heard so many people raving about gmail, but I've never understood why. What does gmail offer that my current ISP's e-mail doesn't have?

-monkey

2.8GB email box? Far as i know, all ISP mail boxes are 10-100Mb

SinxarKnights · 16th Feb 2007, 07:05

I used to be a big Yahoo! fan due to the POP3 access that no other free email service could provide (except some ISPs, but don't you hate the hassle of changing an ISP with an email that you actually use?). After Yahoo! started charging for that, I just stopped using any webbased email. I guess it was sometime in mid 2006 that I FINALLY got a gmail invite. I guess until Gmail starts charging for basic features I will stick with it.

Djpuk · 16th Feb 2007, 09:24

I never used Gmail after I read that they store all of your traffic, search through it and aggregate what you are emailing people about for the benifit of their advertisers, it just seemed a bit snoopy to me.
But I guess it is the same with all public webmail client providers (probably all ISP's), I only really use the webmail on our exchange server at work and steer clear of the public ones unless I absolutely have to, am I really missing that much?

<A88> · 16th Feb 2007, 15:35

I think GoogleMail offers a great service and is very nice to use, but I stick with my Hotmail account because I rely heavily on Windows Live services, such as on my PDA and Messenger, so don't have a need to switch.

<A88>

Firehed · 16th Feb 2007, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by randosome

QFT

although i do have like 98 invites left, so really i could make 98 spam accounts ....

And then a hundred more from each of those.

I am a huge fan of gmail. I only use it for POP downloading (IMAP would be nice!), but I've grown to love how it still keeps a copy in the 'all messages' folder after its downloaded so I can still access my downloaded messages from another computer, not to mention search them.

jezmck · 17th Feb 2007, 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djpuk

I never used Gmail after I read that they store all of your traffic, search through it and aggregate what you are emailing people about for the benifit of their advertisers...

The system looks for keywords in your emails and show relevant adverts. Therefore benefiting the advertiser (targeted advertising) and potentially you.

brumster · 18th Feb 2007, 12:37

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Originally Posted by Mother-Gooser

I kinda liked the elist idea of being part of gmail and looking down on hotmail users

well at least we early adopters get to lord it over the new @googlemail.com users with our now unavailable (thanks to infringement) @gmail.com addresses

15th Feb 2007, 14:04	#1
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15th Feb 2007, 14:12	#3
geek1017 Hypermodder Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Uonuma-Shi, Niigata-ken Posts: 635	My Gmail still has the invite box thingy. 94 left apparently. I don't really know if this is big news or not. Maybe it'll allow more spamers or something, but the 'invite' system and the ubiquitous 'Beta' that Google uses for everything should both be dropped. No matter what improvements there can be made, it is still pretty much a finished product. Now we just need to see if the number of Gmail accounts actually goes up appreciably. __________________ Thought I'd put something here. Apparently I'm 47.53452% geek I expected more

15th Feb 2007, 14:17	#5
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15th Feb 2007, 14:51	#6
scifi3018 Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sout Kakalaki Posts: 516	Like geek1017, i still have the invites box, and odly enough i also have 94 invites left... I already have about 3-4 gmail accounts linked together so i can send and recieve from all of them. Its a great service, and im glad tosee it going public (if it is). And quack, its 2.817GB (and constantly growing) __________________ Project: Polinux Phase: On Hold (Dam you college) Poor Mans Linux Server Dead

15th Feb 2007, 14:56	#7
unrealhippie Ultramodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 1,219	I like the word 'beta' written on it. Most people I know are 'betaphobic' and for apsolutely no intelligent reason. Has to be said, GMail is the best web based email interface I have used; simple, uncluttered, easy...

15th Feb 2007, 15:07	#8
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,271	FFS: Now everyone is gonna just sign up for accounts to spam people. A Gmail address did kind of hold some water, but not anymore since everyone will soon abuse it. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

15th Feb 2007, 15:35	#9
webbyman Hax. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Uk Posts: 2,758	I noticed this a few days ago and I was a bit shocked, as I thought I was rather behind on it all

16th Feb 2007, 01:47	#12
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16th Feb 2007, 04:12	#13
supermonkey Space Monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,710	I, too, must have been living under a rock all these years. I've heard so many people raving about gmail, but I've never understood why. What does gmail offer that my current ISP's e-mail doesn't have? -monkey __________________ But of bliss and of glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

16th Feb 2007, 07:05	#15
SinxarKnights Modder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 54	I used to be a big Yahoo! fan due to the POP3 access that no other free email service could provide (except some ISPs, but don't you hate the hassle of changing an ISP with an email that you actually use?). After Yahoo! started charging for that, I just stopped using any webbased email. I guess it was sometime in mid 2006 that I FINALLY got a gmail invite. I guess until Gmail starts charging for basic features I will stick with it.

16th Feb 2007, 09:24	#16
Djpuk Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Ipswich Posts: 93	I never used Gmail after I read that they store all of your traffic, search through it and aggregate what you are emailing people about for the benifit of their advertisers, it just seemed a bit snoopy to me. But I guess it is the same with all public webmail client providers (probably all ISP's), I only really use the webmail on our exchange server at work and steer clear of the public ones unless I absolutely have to, am I really missing that much? __________________ I wish I hadn't said that!

16th Feb 2007, 15:35	#17
<A88> Trust the Computer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,797	I think GoogleMail offers a great service and is very nice to use, but I stick with my Hotmail account because I rely heavily on Windows Live services, such as on my PDA and Messenger, so don't have a need to switch. <A88> __________________ TheCounterfit.co.uk Twitter Facebook Last.fm Flickr! FriendFeed