Gmail? oh come on!

spoofer4ever · Wed 20/10/2004 10:16:54

My friend recently invited me to gmail, for those who don't know, Gmail is a e-mail servise by google. They say they've got a gig of space (literaly) so you'll never have to delete your e-mails.

Is it just me or dose this sound sorta....scammy $:-\$ , what i find sorta wierd is that a computer bot comes and reads your e-mails and personalises the adds on you account.

It all just sounds like a stunt to find out what people like. And if it is then....tch' who cares? they got a gig of space, subfolders , and a gig of space, did i mentoin theres a gig of space. what i'm trying to say here is HAHAHA I GOT GMAIL AND YOU DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Privateer Puddin' · Wed 20/10/2004 10:19:05

Quote from: spoofer4ever on Wed 20/10/2004 10:16:54
HAHAHA I GOT GMAIL AND YOU DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not quite. I have 3 gmails.

Denzil Quixode · Wed 20/10/2004 17:35:55

Quote from: spoofer4ever on Wed 20/10/2004 10:16:54
what i find sorta wierd is that a computer bot comes and reads your e-mails and personalises the adds

What about Hotmail's (or any) spam filter? That does pretty much exactly the same thing, checks for keywords in email content and reacts accordingly. I don't see why people are that wary of it.

If anyone still doesn't have a gmail address and wants one (which can't be that many by now, it's increasingly easy) http://isnoop.net/gmailomatic.php should get you one pretty fast.

Moox · Wed 20/10/2004 21:59:03

I have 6 gmail accounts, everyone on this forum practicly has it, there was a thread a month ago where they gave like 50 away

Mr Jake · Wed 20/10/2004 22:08:00

its been in my sig for months, Im sorry but gmail is probably the best thing since sliced cheese

Toefur · Thu 21/10/2004 02:30:15

I must be the only person that not only doesn't have one, but also... doesn't want and/or need one.

Gilbert · Thu 21/10/2004 02:38:38

No, you're not alone, I don't have a Gmail account, and I don't want it either (at least for now).

Timosity · Thu 21/10/2004 09:51:39

I don't have one either, or really care about gmail, is there any real benefit of having one? a gig of space who cares, I've got a lot more on my hard drives, and I've got emails from a long time on them.

mozilla thunderbird's junk feature is pretty cool too

Mr Jake · Thu 21/10/2004 14:10:23

eeep, bad thing about gmail, cant send or get zip files

Al_Ninio · Thu 21/10/2004 14:14:25

Um, yes you can.
I have sent and recieved ZIP files.
There is a 10MB cap for attatchments, though.

Edit: In fact, the only ZIP file I ever recieved on GMail was from you, Hotspot...
The others were .RAR.

BlackMan890 · Thu 21/10/2004 14:15:45

well, i dont have Gmail and so what?

Developer · Thu 21/10/2004 16:22:29

I have 6. lol

Isegrim · Thu 21/10/2004 16:26:59

funny thing, GMX also has a gig and I've not yet reached the size limit of sendable mails (certainly above 7megs), you can send every file format you like...
It's free also, I can create my own folders, messages aren't deleted automatically, so why the hell is everyone so fucking crazy about GMail?!?!

Vel · Thu 21/10/2004 18:48:23

I don't have gmail because I dont need a gig of space. Oh cmon - as if you're EVER going to fill up a gig of space. Ive got 60 MB and its more than enough, since Ive filled up 16% of it for 2,5 years(files go to a separate folder), and have never deleted an email, 'cept for spam, that is.

Esseb · Thu 21/10/2004 18:59:01

I have it because it's not hotmail.

Mr Jake · Thu 21/10/2004 19:09:36

Al: I tried to send a zip today and it said due to gmail security reasons the file wasun-sendable, I also sent the same zip to my Gmail account from my hotmail account - it is yet to arrive.

Esseb · Thu 21/10/2004 19:13:39

Rename it to whatever.zip.txt then, and tell the person who receives it to rename it back.

Al_Ninio · Thu 21/10/2004 19:14:58

Or just RAR it, because it is way better.

Mr Jake · Fri 22/10/2004 06:53:43

yes, I would RAR it despite the fact I was at college

I shall have to do what Esseb said..

Incase anyone is wondering: you can send zips as long as they dont have exe files in.