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07/04/2004, 2:49 PM
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Just saw this a minute ago. 1000mbs of storage!! compare that with Hotmails 2mbs. And it's all free!!!

From Gmail.com

Google approach to email.
Gmail is an experiment in a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that you should never have to delete mail and you should always be able to find the message you want. The key features are:

Search, don't sort.
Use Google search to find the exact message you want, no matter when it was sent or received.

Don't throw anything away.
1000 megabytes of free storage so you'll never need to delete another message.

Keep it all in context.
Each message is grouped with all its replies and displayed as a conversation.

No pop-up ads. No banners.
You see only relevant text ads and links to related web pages of interest.
07/04/2004, 3:00 PM
pete

Sounds Good.

Dunno how i'd ever use 1000MB in a mail a/c but always on the look out for new mail providers so can get a/c somehow close to my christian+surname.

Did they give you an a/c yet?
07/04/2004, 3:15 PM
Troy.McClure

I tryed but I think that they only gave out a few addresses on a trial period. You can sign up for updates though.

1Gb sounds great, at least you can keep any photos you get and dont have to go on deleting sprees every now and then.
07/04/2004, 3:48 PM
Peadar

There's always a downside.
Google plans to send users links to advertising based on the content of messages determined by a computer scan of their correspondence, and presumed interests. They're also making the provision for the permanent storage of email.

At the moment when you use their internet search engine you receive advertisements for commercial sites linked to your search topic and Gmail would use similar technology to scan emails and offer advertisements.

Google says the content of users' email would remain private because the process would be fully automated.
"No humans read your emails to target the ads," Google's web site states.

Gmail's proposed message storage system allows for free storage for each user of the equivalent of 500,000 pages of email. This is listed among Gmail's benefits

The drawback? Its terms of use acknowledge that "residual copies of email may remain on our systems, even after you have deleted them from your mailbox or after the termination of your account".

In other words, when you delete something it is never actually deleted and can be retrieved at any time by Google.

For most people that's a small price to pay for a quality web based mail utility.
07/04/2004, 4:27 PM
pete

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peadar

...quality web based mail utility.

Anyone want to recommend a good (even pay) web mail service that I have reasonable chance of getting christian.surname@webaddy.com or such?
07/04/2004, 5:32 PM
Peadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete

that I have reasonable chance of getting christian.surname@webaddy.com or such?

Change your name to something less common Pete.
wws probably took all the good addresses before you got a chance.
I had three different people in my phonebook with the same name as you at one stage.
07/04/2004, 5:38 PM
pete

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peadar

Change your name to something less common Pete.

And there was me thinking I was special...

:(

Hmmm... Deed Poll....

[QUOTE=Peadar]wws probably took all the good addresses before you got a chance.QUOTE]

Inchicore always robbing things from me....

:(
07/04/2004, 11:13 PM
Jim Smith

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete

Anyone want to recommend a good (even pay) web mail service that I have reasonable chance of getting christian.surname@webaddy.com or such?

Try having a name like mine :eek:
07/04/2004, 11:33 PM
A face

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This G mail thing was launched on 01.04.04 so dunno ... AFAIK they have said that it is not a windup.

Wait and see i tupose but dont like the idea of them crawling through your mail a TARGETING you specific needs. It have come a long way since the issue was if you unchecked a box to have mail sent to you .... "no human will read through your mail" ... whenever was there a human reading through anything :confused:
08/04/2004, 7:59 AM
Peadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by A face

This G mail thing was launched on 01.04.04 so dunno ...

There still only in the Beta stage as far as I know.
Therefore it's not yet open to the general public yet.
08/04/2004, 8:07 AM
dahamsta

It's being tested by Google staff, much like Orkut. It's not an April Fools joke, although it was released on that day specifically to cause confusion and generate more PR. This is Google's real April Fools joke. Gmail is a nightmare from the privacy and personal security point of view, the 1GB of space is very much a bribe in exchange for profiling. I doubt Google has that specifically in mind at the moment, but Google won't be a private company for very much longer. How many billion-dollar corporations do you trust?

adam
08/04/2004, 8:45 AM
Dodge

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete

Anyone want to recommend a good (even pay) web mail service that I have reasonable chance of getting christian.surname@webaddy.com or such?

I use graffiti.net* Got a name I wanted and 10MB of space free. For a price you can get 20MB more.

*Amongst others
08/04/2004, 8:57 AM
shedite

I took the irish form of mt name. It was either MarkCanning345@hotmail.com or MarcusOCanainn@hotmail.com
09/04/2004, 12:11 AM
A face

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If you need a gig storage in you inbox etc ... then gmail it totally the wrong option, security wise.

Think about it .... A gig .... what are you at is what you should be asking !!

If you need it then IT at work should sort it out, if not sort yourself out and dont be a muppet !!
09/04/2004, 9:03 AM
dahamsta

Code:

[abeecher@tedcrilly abeecher]$ du -sh mail/ 739M mail

Six years worth.
10/04/2004, 9:22 PM
A face

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dahamsta

Code:

[abeecher@tedcrilly abeecher]$ du -sh mail/ 739M mail

Six years worth.

Ah you're good for another year or two anyhow !! :)