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.

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

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/

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

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

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.

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 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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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.

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.

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. :)

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.

new service with 2GB storage
 

Let the games begin!

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

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.

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

Its almost boerderline pathetic

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.. :)

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

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.

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

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..

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

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

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

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...

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

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.

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

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

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... :)

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

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.

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

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

/start shameless begging mode

please, please, please.... gimme one! I need gmail. honest. I promise to do all my chores and cut the lawn and trim the hedges and take out the trash and keep my desk neat and, and... I'm out out ideas, here.... Please would some kind soul send me an invite?

/end shameless begging

;-)

First three PMs to me -- WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS -- get a Gmail account. I need your email for Gmail to send your invite.

I was all over this like white on rice.

Thanks Pook!

:cool:

softhome.net :)

That's the only thing I don't like about the gmail service...

Aside from work email, which I don't have control over anyway, I'm going to try and adopt this web-only email thing. I don't get much personal top super duper secret emails that i need to download them, so I'm fine with keeping them online. Plus, with travel, I like the idea of being able to access my complete inbox from anywhere at any time.

Of course, I'm saying that now to try and talk myself into it.

OKay, I got more invites.. So the first 5 people to PM me can get an invite again.. :)

wow.. 6 hours, and not one PM... I guess everyone has gmail now.. :)

All gone! No more PMs, please.

yeah,but you have to pay for it....

check again. i just logged in to one of my basic yahoo mail accounts and under options you can check pop mail. and, since we're on the subject, the $20 annual upgrade to yahoo mail is worth it. no ads, 2GB of storage and you can customize your pop mail features (choose the 'from' address, stuff like that).

Gmail has by far, the best interface I've ever used. One feature I like a lot is "conversations," where a sequence of back and forth emails are displayed like a thread on a forum. Another thing is keyboard shortcuts, I don't think you have to use your mouse at all if you don't want to. And regarding privacy, it's not any worse than any other email service (you can read the TOS for yourself).

By the way, POP3 support is in the works, according to Gmail. Anyhow, Gmail is still in beta, so there's really no point in criticizing it. I believe praise for it is okay because it is very unlikely that they will take away features.

Conversations is nice. And if Gmail's spam filter will also filter your incoming POP mail, I'll switch to it permanently. Yahoo's spam filter ONLY filters mail coming in at your Yahoo account.

Does anybody want a gmail account?
 

If you do, post or PM me your name, surname and current e-mail address. First 6 to get in get gmail accounts, and possibly a few more tomorrow.

Bear in mind the whole e-mail scanning thing and weight it up for yourself. Also make sure that you meet the minimum specs on www.gmail.com/

OOh, I"m up for one! (I'll PM ya)

wow... amazing I check within 10 minutes of the post.. haha

pm sent... hopefully I'm in

While I'm writing, I have one left. That was quick!
For those wondering, this is how it works. You register, and then based on some voodoo magic gmail decides whether or not you get invites to give out. Now, a lot of people get none. A few people get 3. I must have had about 20 to give out by now.

skier was the last in.
I'll revive the thread if I get any more.

EEEEEE!!!1111

man that's exciting. Thank you SO much TheBrit!

YES! I'm waiting for gmail to open up!

Thanks Brit! just got my invite and set up my account...You rock!

Sweet :D
Been looking for one of those for quite a while now.. Thank you so much!

[edit]

Found the email! Thanks a ton!

Gmail?!? heheh


Aaahhhhhhh I seee.

Next time it comes up... me too!

thanks brit...

Damn, I missed out :(.

Helluva nice thing of you to do, TheBrit.

I apparently also missed out. If you have any more Brit, I'd love to get one.

pass. thanks.

Bah... I paid $2.49 on ebay for mine yesterday.

Still. worth every penny... sure as hell beats hotmail.

speaking of which, Ebay has thousands of them available for those who want in.

The Gmail Giveaway Thread
 

I was one of the first group of Gmail users because I use Blogger, and I must say that I love the service. That being said, I want to spread joy and happiness throughout the computer world by giving Gmail access away to everyone I can. I've noticed that Gmail is giving me 6 new invitations each day around 8pm so this may be a slightly slow process, but eventually (if they continue to replenish my supply daily at 8) all of the have-nots can be haves. I'm also spreading joy at my school forum, so it will be more like 6 TFPeople every other day. I ask nothing in return.

The Rules:

1. Post a reply asking for an account in this thread. Make sure you ask for one explicitly so that I can tell the difference between comments and requests.

2. Then send me a PM containing the email address to which I should send the invitation. You should do this second because I will be going by the order of posts in this thread and not the PMs. NB: Hotmail accounts are not receiving any Gmail invitations, and Yahoo! is filtering them to the Spam folder.

3. En[G]oy the Gmail!

EDIT: Just so that invitations don't get wasted, please send a PM to only one person: either me or one of the other folks who has offered their invitations in this thread.

If you have already asked for one and then somebody else invites you before I do, please send me another PM to cancel your request. Thanks!

I would like an account, please =)

Kudos to you for not playing games with ppl to get invites like essays and whatnot. It's ridiculous what ppl are expected to do for one of these, like write essays on worthiness or crap like that. I got one already but I haven't been given any invites yet.

I'd like a Gmail account please. With cherries on top :D

hello:

please invite me for a Gmail account.

many thanks.

Let me know if you happen to come across any more passes...consider it a birthday present for me :D

I wouldn't mind one if ya got a few extras laying around :)

I would like one if ya got one :)

I'm all for giving away gmail for free... but I had to work for mine at www.gmailswap.com ... and it was a hell of a lot of fun. I recorded the answering message for some woman's cell phone voice mail in exchange for an account. She had a good laugh, I had a good laugh, and I got some gmail out of the deal

I would like an account too please, thanks .

I wouldn't mind getting one too :)

Thanks for all your generosity.

I'd like one. Thanks, supple.

I would very much like to have a gmail account Supple Cow. Thank you in advance for sharing such a nice pleasantry with tfp.

I would also like a GMail account. Thanks.

I would like a Gmail account.

it would make me very happy to have a gmail account, if you have more than one to give.

If there's any left for the taking, I'd love one as well :)

I replied to one of these in the members playground as well. But here goes nothing. I would very much like one when you get around to it! Thank you very much!

I would love an account. PM sent.

I would love an account as well. PM is sent.

I would like one when you get more please. :)

As a side note, very cool to see that some people don't put money first.

I'd love an account, please!

jdjammer for president!

I would love to get an invite

I too would like one if you could.

I'd like to ask for a account also.

I would love a gmail account. Thanks in advance!

I also love one if you could. Thanks!

I'd like to give it a shot if you have any more invites. Thanks.

If it's not too much trouble, I'd like one too :) Thanks!

I'd like an invite please if you're still giving them away.

hrmm.. I don't recall getting my invite... stupid hotmail... :(