Author Topic: Does anyone want Gmail? (Read 9073 times) Tweet Share

rtf · « **Reply #40 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 18:06 »

Just for future reference:

Daniel Hanley
guitardude10293@cox.net

TerranRich · « **Reply #41 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 19:20 »

Okay, can somebody tell me what the hell the big deal about GMail is?

Mr Jake · « **Reply #42 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 19:21 »

mainly 1GB storeage space

but also features such as filing systems (replys to emails are saved under the original etc) easy searching and sorting etc.

TerranRich · « **Reply #43 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 19:38 »

And how did you get one? Luck?

Either way, I'd LOVE an invite. Anyone who does so gets a free copy of By the Sword...

er...

Got one! Thanks, LGM! I love you long time!

Mr Jake · « **Reply #44 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 20:30 »

ok, done deal.

Losttraveler unlog · « **Reply #45 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 20:37 »

I would love a gmail account, aol mail sucks.
Barbarianxboy1@aol.com

rtf · « **Reply #46 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 21:59 »

Horray.

codedonutsandgravy@gmail.com

addmenow:D

LGM · « **Reply #47 on:** 02 Sep 2004, 22:15 »

I think this is getting out of hand now...

Before anyone else invites anyone.. Make sure they don't already have one from somebody else.. So invites aren't wasted.

Having that been said.. I have 1 invite left over. PM me if you would like it. Don't reply here.

Red_Armadillo · « **Reply #48 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 00:10 »

Okay, I aggree with [LGM] when you get an invite edit your post and take out your email addy.

Pelican · « **Reply #49 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 01:14 »

Edit: Got one now, thank you.

strazer · « **Reply #50 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 01:51 »

If I were to use GMail, I'd be very concerned because in theory, it allows to link search querys to a specific user/email account. Sure, they say they don't need to, but they're not ruling it out either.
So I'd suggest everyone to read up on GMail's privacy policy and to delete and then block cookies from the google search engine.

Btw, "I've got nothing to hide" doesn't count.

rtf · « **Reply #51 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 03:01 »

Both Dart and Eggie sent me one, and I don't need 2. I can forward the email to whoever wants another account. Just change my name on the form.

Red_Armadillo · « **Reply #52 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 08:09 »

Okay, everyone on the list is taken care of I think. (If I didn't get to you PM me and I'll check and see if you posted, mainly beacause I don't want a ton of PMs saying I skipped you when I didn't) otherwise post here.

MAKE SURE TO EITHER TO WHAT QUANTUMRICH DID OR TAKE YUOR EMAIL OUT WHEN YOU GET AN INVITE!!! And don't forget you full name

Mr Jake · « **Reply #53 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 08:11 »

The only thing Ive heard bad about gmail is that even when you delete your emails they are still stored on their database, and after 6 months they become Public domain (or so Ive been told by aload of people ranting about anti-gmail stuff) but, I dont have anything important on my email, so I dont really care

Red_Armadillo · « **Reply #54 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 09:10 »

https://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/privacy.html It mentions being stored in their database but,

Quote

Email contents and usage. The contents of your Gmail account also are stored and maintained on Google servers in order to provide the service. Google's computers process the information in your email for various purposes, including formatting and displaying the information to you, delivering targeted related information (such as advertisements and related links), preventing unsolicited bulk email (spam), backing up your email, and other purposes relating to offering you Gmail. Because we keep back-up copies of data for the purposes of recovery from errors or system failure, residual copies of email may remain on our systems for some time, even after you have deleted messages from your mailbox or after the termination of your account. Google employees do not access the content of any mailboxes unless you specifically request them to do so (for example, if you are having technical difficulties accessing your account) or if required by law, to maintain our system, or to protect Google or the public.

Nothing about public domain, and I don't think that they would do that anyway.

evenwolf · « **Reply #55 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 10:50 »

How about the sheer fact that there will be millions of Gmail users and that they would have to employ hundreds of thousands of humans or robots to read through all those emails for no goddamned reason?

Mr Jake · « **Reply #56 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 10:53 »

1) its not there policy that makes it Public Domain its the US law
2) Yes, I doubt they would be stupid enough to read through the emails anyway, another reason why I dont really care

jrl2222 · « **Reply #57 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 12:51 »

Quote from: Hotspot on 03 Sep 2004, 10:53

1) its not there policy that makes it Public Domain its the US law

If you can find that US law I would like to see it. I really doubt that any law says after 6 months time your private email becomes public. Thats means that all email site that are out there now would have to do the same thing. I have emails on my hotmail account that are over 6 months old. They are stored on Hotmail servers somewhere and are never made public. If you refer to the fact that if you throw stuff in your garbage it is by what everyone says public domain when it hits the curb then I guess this would be the same thing. Goggles storage servers after you delete an email would be the curb but I just don't think that it is the same thing.

Mr Jake · « **Reply #58 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 12:56 »

Quote from: Hotspot on 03 Sep 2004, 08:11

The only thing Ive heard bad about gmail is that even when you delete your emails they are still stored on their database, and after 6 months they become Public domain (or so Ive been told by aload of people ranting about anti-gmail stuff)

I said heard, not once did I say Id checked it

blackbird™ · « **Reply #59 on:** 03 Sep 2004, 20:16 »

I would like an invite

wietze_demon@hotmail.com

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