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#218086 - 09/06/2004 08:41 Anybody want a GMail account?
DWallach
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Registered: 30/04/2000
Posts: 3810
I know about GMail Swap, but that seems lame. I've got two invitations left. Anybody want a GMail account?

In short, why I love my GMail:

- I've .forwarded all of my e-mail there as well as keeping it at home. When I'm on the road, GMail is significantly faster and easier to use than IMAP. It comes up faster. The GUI is actually an elaborate JavaScript thing, complete with keyboard shortcuts. Everything about it is fast.

- They support SSL. In normal usage, only your password is sent over SSL, but if you put https in front of the URL, you get the whole thing over SSL -- nobody's going to watch your session if you're using a wireless network.

- Search is fast. Really fast.

- The advertisements are so unobtrusive that I generally never even notice them.

My only gripes with GMail:

- The spam filtering could be better, although you can "report" spam quickly and it immediately disappears.

- My T-Mobile cel phone, when acting as my ISP, seems to not allow any connections over SSL. I suspect they just block port 443 or something. The result is that I can only get into GMail if I already have the appropriate cookie, and obviously have to do it in plaintext.

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#218087 - 09/06/2004 08:48 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
ninti
old hand

Registered: 28/12/2001
Posts: 868
Loc: Los Angeles
I would certainly appreciate one.
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#218088 - 09/06/2004 08:55 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
Mach
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Registered: 15/07/2002
Posts: 828
Loc: Texas, USA
I'd like to try it out if you have another invitation.

Thanks

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#218089 - 09/06/2004 08:55 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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#218090 - 09/06/2004 09:02 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: robricc]
dngovy
stranger

Registered: 02/01/2002
Posts: 44
Loc: Houston ,TX
add my name to the list if one is still available

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#218091 - 09/06/2004 09:19 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
DWallach
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Registered: 30/04/2000
Posts: 3810
Invitations are now gone...

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#218092 - 09/06/2004 10:04 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
ricin
veteran

Registered: 19/06/2000
Posts: 1495
Loc: US: CA
I agree. GMail totally kicks butt. The interface is the best I've seen in a web-based e-mail client.

I gave away all my invitations last night, but I expect to be getting more soon. I'll post here if I have any more to give away.
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#218093 - 09/06/2004 10:19 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: ricin]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
I'd really like an invitation from anyone who's got one. There are at least two account names I want to create in Gmail to make sure that no one else gets them.
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#218094 - 09/06/2004 10:24 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: tfabris]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528

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#218095 - 09/06/2004 10:47 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: tman]
loren
carpal tunnel

Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Damn. I've been trying to track down an invite for months. Anyone else that has one palease let me know. I'm sick of Imp. I've been using blogger since they were in a basement in SF and was one of the first to sign up, but damn if i didn't fall into the invite window.
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#218096 - 09/06/2004 10:48 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: loren]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Imp?

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#218097 - 09/06/2004 10:50 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: tman]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
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#218098 - 09/06/2004 10:51 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: loren]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Ahh. Okay. Dibs on an invitation as well. Sucky about how short you can have the name tho.

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#218099 - 09/06/2004 10:57 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: loren]
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Speaking of which, anybody want an Orkut invite?

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#218100 - 09/06/2004 11:45 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
Phoenix42
veteran

Registered: 21/03/2002
Posts: 1424
Loc: MA but Irish born
Anybody want a GMail account?

Does a bear.....oh never mind.
Yup, I'd appreciate one if anyone has an invitation to give out.
Thanks.

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#218101 - 09/06/2004 23:39 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
canuckInOR
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
Damn. I need a sucky job where I can get away with checking the BBS every minute...

/me checks time of posting.

...that isn't also in the last timezone to wake up.

If anyone gets another invite, feel free to sling it my way.

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#218102 - 14/06/2004 13:37 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: canuckInOR]
Heather
addict

Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 510
Loc: NY
I too have 2 more gmail invites. PM me if anyone still wants/needs one.
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#218103 - 14/06/2004 13:57 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: Heather]
Ezekiel
pooh-bah

Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
You have PM...
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#218104 - 14/06/2004 14:50 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: Heather]
matthew_k
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
Anyone else have extras? I'd love to take one off someone's hands.

Matthew

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#218105 - 14/06/2004 15:31 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: matthew_k]
ninti
old hand

Registered: 28/12/2001
Posts: 868
Loc: Los Angeles
> I'd love to take one off someone's hands.

Wouldn't we all. Demand is seriously outstripping supply. I wonder how long this invite thing is going to last. I doubt I am going to be able to get one until they quit this and just open it up for everyone.
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#218106 - 14/06/2004 16:09 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: ninti]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Anyone gotten an invite and then been unable to get it to work? Mine times out when I try to click on the link.
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#218107 - 14/06/2004 16:35 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: tfabris]
RobotCaleb
pooh-bah

Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
negative. mine worked properly, as did the first three that i sent to people.

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#218108 - 14/06/2004 17:13 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
CommOri
journeyman

Registered: 30/12/2001
Posts: 83
Put me on the list of Gmail wanna-bes.

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#218109 - 14/06/2004 23:49 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: CommOri]
altman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
Ditto, I'd love to try it out

Hugo

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#218110 - 15/06/2004 09:52 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: altman]
robricc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Yahoo mail was just upgraded to 100MB. BFD.
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#218111 - 15/06/2004 10:39 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: robricc]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
As Fark said, Yahoo's also planning to start an online music service offering 1/10th of what the competition is offering.
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#218112 - 15/06/2004 11:15 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: DWallach]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Thanks, Dan and Tom, I've now got the gmail accounts that I wanted.
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#218113 - 15/06/2004 11:36 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Now it would be nice if I could use it. After clearing my cache and cookies, it's back to its old behavior. Any time I surf to http://gmail.google.com , it gets instantly redirected to this:

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

And then THAT page fails with "The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings."

If I try to reload THAT, it appends yet another set of "dest=" stuff and the end and does another redirect ad infinitum.
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#218114 - 15/06/2004 11:48 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: tfabris]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
https://gmail.google.com/?dest=http%3A%2F%2Fgmail.google.com%2Fgmail
I just signed into my account using that link. Worked fine. I am using Firefox 0.9.
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#218115 - 15/06/2004 11:53 Re: Anybody want a GMail account? [Re: robricc]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
Crap. Works for me under firefox too. Why would it fail so horribly in IE?
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