The Great Big Merged Gmail Giveaway Thread - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Enigma · 05-21-2004, 04:59 PM

Anyone here have a G-Mail account? Could you please send me an invite? I couldn't get in on the beta testing.

Pragma · 05-21-2004, 08:16 PM

Aye, I'd love to get myself a G-Mail account but don't know how.

Jeff · 05-21-2004, 08:25 PM

They're very hard to get. If someone was smart they wouldn't just give it away. You can get something valuable for it. Pimp this shit....http://www.gmailswap.com/

Holo · 05-22-2004, 05:18 AM

If you just gotta have a free 1GB email now register at

www.spymac.com . They offer a lot more than that too.

ubertuber · 05-22-2004, 06:08 AM

I don't currently see a way to invite new people. They did that about a month ago. Who knows if they'll do it again? I also haven't heard when the beta is over.

Wyodiver33 · 05-22-2004, 11:48 AM

I like spymac a lot. Remember, G-Mail is going to target ads to you. The adds will be inserted in your emails. Spymac doesn't screw around with your email.

pook · 05-22-2004, 01:43 PM

I have a Gmail account, but they've yet to allow me to invite anyone else to join.

You could always bid on one at eBay.

Jolt · 05-22-2004, 03:13 PM

why are you so anxious to sign up with a mail provider that searches your incoming messages and displays ads on your screen based on context of what it finds?

Tester123 · 05-22-2004, 06:13 PM

Yahoo is countering and upping free mail accounts to 100 megs this summer and paid accounts will be gigantic,

Pragma · 05-23-2004, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jolt
why are you so anxious to sign up with a mail provider that searches your incoming messages and displays ads on your screen based on context of what it finds?

Every online e-mail provider searches your incoming messages - though they do it to try to get rid of viruses. Furthermore, SMTP is an unencrypted protocol, meaning any messages you send get transferred across the internet in plaintext - so you really don't have that much privacy to start with.

Besides, I've got my own e-mail accounts for anything important/private - it'd be fun to have a 1GB free e-mail account, though.

tronims · 05-23-2004, 08:22 PM

I have my gmail account, best service I have ever used. Got it through blogger, wish I could invite more people to use it.
And about the ads, you only see them rarely depending on your message and I actually find it fun to see what the ads will pick up in my messages. Nothing I send is all that private anyways.

Knucklehead · 05-24-2004, 06:22 AM

I want to try out Gmail too. I have a Spymac account, but it is slow and unreliable . It's even having problems losing mail. Stay away from spymac for the moment...

b_angelo · 05-26-2004, 05:07 PM

call me ignorant, but what is Gmail and whats so special about it?

clockworkgreen · 05-26-2004, 05:20 PM

Ignorant.

Kidding.

Email service being offered by Google. They give you 1G of space, theory being, you'll never actually have to delete any of your email. They put out a beta to some people, and others are now worried they won't be able to get superfan99@gmail.com email addresses.

iamii · 05-26-2004, 09:11 PM

I started using gmail two days ago, got invited by a friend. Excellent service and has been everything I was expecting it to be. I also really don't mind the adds, don't even see them when reading a message.

jdjammer · 05-26-2004, 09:13 PM

so iamii, does that mean that you can invite "friends"? because, if you can, there are a lot of people here who want to be your friend.

ubertuber · 05-27-2004, 04:21 AM

You can only send invitations when they allow you to, which isn't very often (once so far as I know, and then only for the original "seed" users). The reason I like it is that the other free email services (Hotmail, etc) turn your messages into billboards. When I get emails from people with Hotmail accounts there is a little advertisement at the bottom trying to entice me to use Hotmail. Gmail keeps the advertising in my account area, and they are discrete little ads that are easy to identify like the ones on the Google results page after you search. No blinking, epilepsy-inducing, deceptive banners in my email! I'm with everyone else - email isn't a particularly private way to communicate in the first place, so having a computer scan my messages and suggest appropriate advertising is not a big deal. I just wonder what it'll be like if I start getting huge amounts of spam on the gmail account. Will my advertisements reflect the fact that hot lesbians want to meet me even though my dick needs enlarging and I am trying to buy college degrees from the internet with money from refinancing the house I don't own? That could be interesting.

pook · 06-02-2004, 04:19 PM

Let the games begin!

http://www.aventuremail.com is offering 2GB of storage.

ack32 · 06-04-2004, 12:05 PM

If anyone has any leftover GMail invites, please send one my way! I'm interested in trying it out, as searching through my mail is very slow right now.

ToiletDuck · 06-04-2004, 12:19 PM

LOL!! ppl are bidding up to 60 bucks for a gmail account on ebay at the moment

Its almost boerderline pathetic

jdjammer · 06-04-2004, 02:23 PM

Yup, I am one of those people who bought one on ebay for a lot of money.. But hey, I got the name I wanted..

Iconoclast · 06-04-2004, 03:40 PM

I have one invite left. Not gonna let it go for free, though.

Wyodiver33 · 06-05-2004, 03:39 PM

pook, that aventuremail is crap. I've been trying for 20 minutes just to set up an account. Fails every time, no matter what I do.

ToiletDuck · 06-05-2004, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wyodiver33
pook, that aventuremail is crap. I've been trying for 20 minutes just to set up an account. Fails every time, no matter what I do.

It fails due to the fact that they are only letting so many ppl sign up per month. I tried yesterday and they have already reached the 10k mark for the month, or so it said.

crewsor · 06-05-2004, 05:18 PM

I just set up an account at adventuremail. Worked for me, no prob.

thephuse · 06-14-2004, 08:15 PM

um.. am i missing something?.. what's the big deal with 1 gig of mail space? is everyone really so psyched about "saving all their old mail"?? eh..

j0hnb · 06-15-2004, 08:28 AM

I hope i'm able to get an account... I don't have much to offer, you now being a college student and all... But i'll figure it out some way. So if anyone is feeling nice PLEASE invite me... hehe, sorry about the beggin

pook · 06-15-2004, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by thephuse
um.. am i missing something?.. what's the big deal with 1 gig of mail space? is everyone really so psyched about "saving all their old mail"?? eh..

Personally, the two biggies for me are storage space for files, articles, etc., and search capability.

j0hnb · 06-15-2004, 08:37 AM

Yahoo, finally enabled their 100mb email service... But Yahoo mail has been insanely slow today and i've been getting tons of error pages. It seems like they released it a little early, and left a few bugs in the system

Laugh! · 06-15-2004, 06:29 PM

Hey, if anyone has any spare invites, help a fellow TFP user out.

unwanted45957@hotmail.com

Thanks in advance... we might be able to work out a trade...

bacon_masta · 06-15-2004, 08:34 PM

wow, what a great idea. hadn't even heard of it, i'm definitely looking for a gmail account

pook · 06-16-2004, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by j0hnb
Yahoo, finally enabled their 100mb email service... But Yahoo mail has been insanely slow today and i've been getting tons of error pages. It seems like they released it a little early, and left a few bugs in the system

I guess a number of websites, including Yahoo and Google, were under 'attack' for a bit on Tuesday. (More)

If you really need some storage, for $20/year Yahoo's 'Plus' mail service now gives you 2GB of storage and drops banner/box ads.

Wyodiver33 · 06-16-2004, 04:53 PM

Well, aventuremail is now working, but they aren't taking any more free users. Oh well. Spymac works fine for me. 1 GB for free.

Holo · 06-16-2004, 08:21 PM

I got mine! I found a very generous stranger at another forum. If I get any invites I'll share the wealth to be sure.

clockworkgreen · 06-16-2004, 08:22 PM

Got one as well from a friend. Hopefully I'll get some invite opportunities myself.

jdjammer · 06-16-2004, 09:31 PM

Okay, I have one invite to give out.. So, first person I hear from, I will give it to..

(PM me)

(EDIT): Expired... SOrry guys.. As soon as I get another one, I will put up another invite for you tfp'ers...

Speed_Gibson · 06-16-2004, 10:08 PM

sticking with my domain-based accounts here. The only web-based addy I still have is at fastmail.fm

zenmaster10665 · 06-17-2004, 01:33 AM

Aventure Mail Error
We are currently not accepting new registrations. Accounts can be purchased in our store (http://www.aventuremail.co.uk/store) in the mean time.

zenmaster10665 · 06-17-2004, 01:34 AM

does anyone know of a free email service that offers POP?

pook · 06-17-2004, 02:33 AM

Do you mean access to your pop mail? Yahoo does that.

05-21-2004, 04:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Enigma Upright Location: Huntsville, Alabama	G-Mail Anyone here have a G-Mail account? Could you please send me an invite? I couldn't get in on the beta testing.

05-21-2004, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Aye, I'd love to get myself a G-Mail account but don't know how. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

05-21-2004, 08:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jeff And we'll all float on ok... Location: Iowa City	They're very hard to get. If someone was smart they wouldn't just give it away. You can get something valuable for it. Pimp this shit....http://www.gmailswap.com/ __________________ For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. --Charles Bukowski

05-22-2004, 05:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	If you just gotta have a free 1GB email now register at www.spymac.com . They offer a lot more than that too. __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

05-22-2004, 06:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	I don't currently see a way to invite new people. They did that about a month ago. Who knows if they'll do it again? I also haven't heard when the beta is over. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

05-22-2004, 11:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	I like spymac a lot. Remember, G-Mail is going to target ads to you. The adds will be inserted in your emails. Spymac doesn't screw around with your email. __________________ I like stuff.

05-22-2004, 01:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
pook Registered User	I have a Gmail account, but they've yet to allow me to invite anyone else to join. You could always bid on one at eBay.

05-22-2004, 03:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jolt Insane Location: Over here	why are you so anxious to sign up with a mail provider that searches your incoming messages and displays ads on your screen based on context of what it finds?

05-22-2004, 06:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tester123 Tilted	Yahoo is countering and upping free mail accounts to 100 megs this summer and paid accounts will be gigantic,

05-23-2004, 08:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
tronims Tilted	I have my gmail account, best service I have ever used. Got it through blogger, wish I could invite more people to use it. And about the ads, you only see them rarely depending on your message and I actually find it fun to see what the ads will pick up in my messages. Nothing I send is all that private anyways.

05-24-2004, 06:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Knucklehead Upright Location: NePA	I want to try out Gmail too. I have a Spymac account, but it is slow and unreliable . It's even having problems losing mail. Stay away from spymac for the moment...

05-26-2004, 05:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
b_angelo Tilted	call me ignorant, but what is Gmail and whats so special about it?

05-26-2004, 05:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	Ignorant. Kidding. Email service being offered by Google. They give you 1G of space, theory being, you'll never actually have to delete any of your email. They put out a beta to some people, and others are now worried they won't be able to get superfan99@gmail.com email addresses.

05-26-2004, 09:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
iamii Crazy	I started using gmail two days ago, got invited by a friend. Excellent service and has been everything I was expecting it to be. I also really don't mind the adds, don't even see them when reading a message.

05-26-2004, 09:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
jdjammer Tilted Location: Paradise	so iamii, does that mean that you can invite "friends"? because, if you can, there are a lot of people here who want to be your friend.

05-27-2004, 04:21 AM	#17 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	You can only send invitations when they allow you to, which isn't very often (once so far as I know, and then only for the original "seed" users). The reason I like it is that the other free email services (Hotmail, etc) turn your messages into billboards. When I get emails from people with Hotmail accounts there is a little advertisement at the bottom trying to entice me to use Hotmail. Gmail keeps the advertising in my account area, and they are discrete little ads that are easy to identify like the ones on the Google results page after you search. No blinking, epilepsy-inducing, deceptive banners in my email! I'm with everyone else - email isn't a particularly private way to communicate in the first place, so having a computer scan my messages and suggest appropriate advertising is not a big deal. I just wonder what it'll be like if I start getting huge amounts of spam on the gmail account. Will my advertisements reflect the fact that hot lesbians want to meet me even though my dick needs enlarging and I am trying to buy college degrees from the internet with money from refinancing the house I don't own? That could be interesting. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

06-02-2004, 04:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
pook Registered User	new service with 2GB storage Let the games begin! http://www.aventuremail.com is offering 2GB of storage.

06-04-2004, 12:05 PM	#19 (permalink)
ack32 Tilted	If anyone has any leftover GMail invites, please send one my way! I'm interested in trying it out, as searching through my mail is very slow right now.

06-04-2004, 12:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
ToiletDuck Insane Location: In beautiful (YOUR AREA)	LOL!! ppl are bidding up to 60 bucks for a gmail account on ebay at the moment Its almost boerderline pathetic

06-04-2004, 02:23 PM	#21 (permalink)
jdjammer Tilted Location: Paradise	Yup, I am one of those people who bought one on ebay for a lot of money.. But hey, I got the name I wanted..

06-04-2004, 03:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
Iconoclast Loser	I have one invite left. Not gonna let it go for free, though.

06-05-2004, 03:39 PM	#23 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	pook, that aventuremail is crap. I've been trying for 20 minutes just to set up an account. Fails every time, no matter what I do. __________________ I like stuff.

06-05-2004, 05:18 PM	#25 (permalink)
crewsor Women want me. Men fear me. Location: Maryland,USA	I just set up an account at adventuremail. Worked for me, no prob. __________________ We all have wings, some of us just don't know why.

06-14-2004, 08:15 PM	#26 (permalink)
thephuse Psycho Location: NY	um.. am i missing something?.. what's the big deal with 1 gig of mail space? is everyone really so psyched about "saving all their old mail"?? eh.. __________________ b000yahed up your w000pah!! Joygasm~!!

06-15-2004, 08:28 AM	#27 (permalink)
j0hnb Crazy Location: Arnold, MD	I hope i'm able to get an account... I don't have much to offer, you now being a college student and all... But i'll figure it out some way. So if anyone is feeling nice PLEASE invite me... hehe, sorry about the beggin

06-15-2004, 08:37 AM	#29 (permalink)
j0hnb Crazy Location: Arnold, MD	Yahoo, finally enabled their 100mb email service... But Yahoo mail has been insanely slow today and i've been getting tons of error pages. It seems like they released it a little early, and left a few bugs in the system

06-15-2004, 06:29 PM	#30 (permalink)
Laugh! Upright Location: Dallas	Hey, if anyone has any spare invites, help a fellow TFP user out. unwanted45957@hotmail.com Thanks in advance... we might be able to work out a trade...

06-15-2004, 08:34 PM	#31 (permalink)
bacon_masta Psycho Location: i live in the state of denial	wow, what a great idea. hadn't even heard of it, i'm definitely looking for a gmail account

06-16-2004, 04:53 PM	#33 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Well, aventuremail is now working, but they aren't taking any more free users. Oh well. Spymac works fine for me. 1 GB for free. __________________ I like stuff.

06-16-2004, 08:21 PM	#34 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	I got mine! I found a very generous stranger at another forum. If I get any invites I'll share the wealth to be sure. __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince

06-16-2004, 08:22 PM	#35 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	Got one as well from a friend. Hopefully I'll get some invite opportunities myself.

06-16-2004, 09:31 PM	#36 (permalink)
jdjammer Tilted Location: Paradise	Okay, I have one invite to give out.. So, first person I hear from, I will give it to.. (PM me) (EDIT): Expired... SOrry guys.. As soon as I get another one, I will put up another invite for you tfp'ers... Last edited by jdjammer; 06-16-2004 at 09:41 PM..

06-16-2004, 10:08 PM	#37 (permalink)
Speed_Gibson Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Location: right here of course	sticking with my domain-based accounts here. The only web-based addy I still have is at fastmail.fm __________________ Started talking to yourself I see. Yes, it's the only way I can be certain of an intelligent conversation. Black Adder

06-17-2004, 01:33 AM	#38 (permalink)
zenmaster10665 Bokonist Location: Location, Location, Location...	Aventure Mail Error We are currently not accepting new registrations. Accounts can be purchased in our store (http://www.aventuremail.co.uk/store) in the mean time. __________________ "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." -Kurt Vonnegut

06-17-2004, 01:34 AM	#39 (permalink)
zenmaster10665 Bokonist Location: Location, Location, Location...	does anyone know of a free email service that offers POP? __________________ "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." -Kurt Vonnegut