Google Email is in beta.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:51 am

You can sign up for updates as to when it will be available at the bottom of this page: http://www.google.com/gmail/help/about.html

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:54 am

What is todays date?

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:00 pm

Hehe:

1000 megabytes of free storage so you'll never need to delete another message.

Verran · Post by **Verran** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:04 pm

It was announced yesterday.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:04 pm

CNN is now reporting it.

http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/technol ... tm?cnn=yes

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:25 pm

Are they really offering 1 GB of free storage? o_O

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:41 pm

when they go live, yes

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:05 pm

I take it you can send large attachments as well?

If so then freakin' SWEET.

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:35 pm

g1 @ google

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:15 pm

It's completely true guys... Google's April Fool's joke this year was the moon station Mobius job offer.

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:17 pm

Lol... wow this will be awesome....

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:08 am

Googles takin a big step here, glad to see it. They are a great company.

Cougar · Post by **Cougar** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:45 pm

Right on. I'll sign up the day it goes live.

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:11 am

So is this an April Fools joke or not?

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 6:00 am

Not only is google a repository of public information, they are now making a move towards private information as well. Given their technological profile, it is almost impossible for them to resist using statistical information drawn from email subscribers elsewhere. This may be a good way to identify spam (much like hotmail does) but there's not much in it for Google if all they can do is let people search their own emails. The power of their technology is the amount of data it can handle, so if they let people search their individual messages like they let people search the net, it's hardly brings any value to Google. I'm looking forward to reading the service agreement and the disclaimers of this service.

This said, I'm rather interested in this business because next year I will be making my thesis for master in computer science on the subject of next-generation search engines. It will include research and proof-of-concept of new searching techniques which, if they work and are scalable, will put Google out of business

melvin · Post by **melvin** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:10 am

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm

apparently google is planning on analyzing the email and including appropriately targeted adverts with the sent mail. or something.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 8:14 am

Google email=scanned & spammed

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:21 am

At the very least it'd make for a damn good throw-away account.

Cuda68-2 · Post by **Cuda68-2** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 4:36 pm

Spymac already has it with POP3 access

http://www.spymac.com/user.php?action=login

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