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Statica · 03-31-2004, 10:09 PM

Google mail -
Either 1GB means a Googlebyte or this is going to make ISP based email obsolete http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/...glemail_1.html

ghost2003 · 03-31-2004, 10:14 PM

If they have pop3 im sold.

Byte 2.0 · 04-01-2004, 12:03 AM

heck yea I am there when it is available. It is also said to be Free.

http://www.gmail.com

Colonel Sanders · 04-01-2004, 12:55 AM

Quote:

From the original link
One way Google will pay for the provisioning of that 1G-byte of storage per user will be by selling advertisements that will appear next to e-mail messages and be keyed to the content of each message, Rosing said.

Not sure if that sounds good or bad...

L J

Jaggannath · 04-01-2004, 01:50 AM

Yeah, I'm always suspicious of deals such as this... if it's free, there's some kind of catch, and I'd imagine for that kind of capability there's going to be a fair few annoying ads.
However, if there is, I'm definitely keen

ZeratulsAvenger · 04-01-2004, 03:36 AM

I hope they do start it, and make it have POP3 so that I dont have to log into my different accounts(1 for open places/forums, 1 for personal, one for any signups aparts from forums) Also tons of space is an up

SonicVanguard · 04-01-2004, 07:36 AM

From the GMail FAQ:

Quote:

Does Gmail support automatic forwarding and POP3 access?

Not at the moment, but Google believes in helping people access information whenever and however they want to do so. Your email should never be held hostage by a service provider. In the future you will be able to access Gmail messages from non-Gmail accounts for free or at a nominal fee.

Quote:

Are there ads in Gmail?

There are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail. Gmail does include relevant text ads that are similar to the ads appearing on the right side of Google search results pages. The matching of ads to content is a completely automated process performed by computers using the same technology that powers the Google AdSense program. This technology already places targeted ads on thousands of sites across the web by quickly analyzing the content of pages and determining which ads are most relevant to them. No humans read your email to target the ads, and no email content or other personally identifiable information is ever provided to advertisers.

At least they are being straight forward about this stuff from the beginning. And you can't complain with 1Gig of storage.

Dave.

MulderMan · 04-01-2004, 08:09 AM

ye read this on slashdot earlier, i dont know what to think really, ill just stick to email off my website.

Byte 2.0 · 04-01-2004, 09:14 AM

Hmm, Any chance this is a cruel aprils fools Joke?

**Force Flow** · 04-01-2004, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Byte 2.0
Hmm, Any chance this is a cruel aprils fools Joke?

I doubt it. I saw a blurb about it on NBC last night.

Byte 2.0 · 04-01-2004, 01:03 PM

think of out much hard drive storage space that would require.

1000 people would need a Terabyte of space I believe.

How many Terabytes and a server supply?

HOw many servers would it take to have enough storage for 1 Million email boxes?

DragonNOA1 · 04-01-2004, 01:05 PM

Google is starting small but will soon take over the world. And I am not opposed as long as they continue to offer superior quality in whatever they do.
I remember when I would look up sites for research back in the "old" days. I would go to a few different search engines. Yahoo, dogpile, aj.com but now I just use google. And what about e-mail? Besides an ISP's service, there is really only hotmail and yahoo. Why not have everybody under one. I think it'll be cool and I look forward to signing up. (I hope this isn't a joke, but it does seem plausible).

Byte 2.0 · 04-01-2004, 01:11 PM

Yea, I signed up for updates on the page.

Hi Ho · 04-01-2004, 04:14 PM

If they have spam filters as good as the ones on Hotmail I may consider signing up.

icallmedan · 04-01-2004, 06:34 PM

I wonder if this will make Yahoo and Hotmail increase their amount of storage...

ghost2003 · 04-01-2004, 07:09 PM

lol, at 6megs, they are dead if they dont. Damn, no pop3. My 160GB HDD is my storage so I dont really mind, ill just stay on gawab.

icallmedan · 04-01-2004, 07:21 PM

That's what I was thinking....lol

**kram 2.0** · 04-01-2004, 08:04 PM

I am absolutely in this - google is a truly great web developer (read: search engine) and I am thinking that if this is possible, everyone would be on it and such would pose extingencies. For examples, the downing of servers because of excessive signups - possible, eh?

kram

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Jaggannath Gremlin Overlord Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,382	Yeah, I'm always suspicious of deals such as this... if it's free, there's some kind of catch, and I'd imagine for that kind of capability there's going to be a fair few annoying ads. However, if there is, I'm definitely keen Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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ZeratulsAvenger Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Alaska Posts: 903	I hope they do start it, and make it have POP3 so that I dont have to log into my different accounts(1 for open places/forums, 1 for personal, one for any signups aparts from forums) Also tons of space is an up Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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MulderMan Member (9 bit) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: England Posts: 362	ye read this on slashdot earlier, i dont know what to think really, ill just stick to email off my website. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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Byte 2.0 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Secret City (Oak Ridge, TN) Posts: 3,271	Hmm, Any chance this is a cruel aprils fools Joke? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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Byte 2.0 Member (12 bit) Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Secret City (Oak Ridge, TN) Posts: 3,271	think of out much hard drive storage space that would require. 1000 people would need a Terabyte of space I believe. How many Terabytes and a server supply? HOw many servers would it take to have enough storage for 1 Million email boxes? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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DragonNOA1 Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Na Pali Haven Posts: 2,812	Google is starting small but will soon take over the world. And I am not opposed as long as they continue to offer superior quality in whatever they do. I remember when I would look up sites for research back in the "old" days. I would go to a few different search engines. Yahoo, dogpile, aj.com but now I just use google. And what about e-mail? Besides an ISP's service, there is really only hotmail and yahoo. Why not have everybody under one. I think it'll be cool and I look forward to signing up. (I hope this isn't a joke, but it does seem plausible). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ The command line, an elegant weapon for a more civilized age

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ghost2003 Lest we forget Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,870	lol, at 6megs, they are dead if they dont. Damn, no pop3. My 160GB HDD is my storage so I dont really mind, ill just stay on gawab. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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