Google E-mail

[ChiangMaiThai]

Does anyone know how to sign up for google's new e-mail or how to reserve a name? You can read more about it here

https://gmail.google.com/?dest=http%3A%2F%2...gle.com%2Fgmail

1Gigabyte of space for free! That's too good to pass up...

[george]

Interested in an account?

As we're in a testing period, we don't have more details for when Gmail will be made widely available, but we thank you for your interest in Gmail. In the meantime, if you'd like to be updated about Gmail, feel free to submit your email address below. We will only use your email to send you more information about Gmail.

At the bottom of this page is at least something:

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/about.html

[camerata]

Does anyone know how to sign up for google's new e-mail or how to reserve a name? You can read more about it here

https://gmail.google.com/?dest=http%3A%2F%2...gle.com%2Fgmail

1Gigabyte of space for free! That's too good to pass up...

What I recall from a technology-related mailing list I read is that Google's Gmail is controversial because they intend to use software to scan the body text of users' mails so they can target ads to them. So God help any user who happens to mention Viagra in a mail. ;-)

[yeti]

As privacy organisations have reacted quite badly to this new service, you will have to wait the end of trials...

[phazey]

You can't sign up yet, it's on a closed beta with invitation only.

I'm trying my hardest to get an invite from some friends now.

The interface looks superb tho, good job.

[ChiangMaiThai]

Does anyone know how to sign up for google's new e-mail or how to reserve a name? You can read more about it here

https://gmail.google.com/?dest=http%3A%2F%2...gle.com%2Fgmail

1Gigabyte of space for free! That's too good to pass up...

What I recall from a technology-related mailing list I read is that Google's Gmail is controversial because they intend to use software to scan the body text of users' mails so they can target ads to them. So God help any user who happens to mention Viagra in a mail. ;-)

That explains the free 1000 megabytes. Smart move by google. Sounds a little suspect, but I'll probably still fall for it.

[phazey]

I've just got a gmail account.

The interface is very clean, it has some great hidden functions (i love the reply to feature) and yes, my storage is 0% of 1000MB.

We'll see how it goes once i start diverting all my lists mails to it.

the only bad point, in my opinion is that you are unable to create sub-folders for proper mail sorting. Maybe in the future..

[EDIT] now i've learnt about filters, labels and archives, i retract my bad point above. It has excellent mail managment options.

[ChiangMaiThai]

I've just got a gmail account.

The interface is very clean, it has some great hidden functions (i love the reply to feature) and yes, my storage is 0% of 1000MB.

We'll see how it goes once i start diverting all my lists mails to it.

the only bad point, in my opinion is that you are unable to create sub-folders for proper mail sorting. Maybe in the future..

[EDIT] now i've learnt about filters, labels and archives, i retract my bad point above. It has excellent mail managment options.

how did you get it?

[phazey]

Every Google employee got four invites. A friend of mine got one. On mothers day, everyone signed up to gmail got a further two invites. i got one of those.