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Gmail
2004-06-13, 10:20 PM #1
I got a Gmail account today. The interface is incredibly clean and easy to use. It sucks not having a "delete" button for emails, though. You can sort of delete, by selecting the message, moving it to the trash, then selecting it again and clicking "Delete forever," but it's a big pain.

They basically want to keep every message EVER. Which is lame, because there's some things I don't want to keep at all... like, I KNOW I'll never use it again and I won't care about it ever, so why bother having it come up when I run searches and whatnot?

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log
2004-06-13, 10:44 PM #2
When is it released?
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2004-06-14, 12:37 AM #3
You're lucky. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif] I've been trying to get an invite forever. I heard a lot of active blogs received invites and so I tried one of those, but I didn't receive anything.

Bah.
2004-06-14, 4:09 AM #4
...So, now that your 'in', mind showing me the way to your success? [http://forums.massassi.net/html/redface.gif]

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2004-06-14, 4:11 AM #5
Blogger users were given invitations to send out. That's how I got mine. Also supposedly after using Gmail for a while, users will also be given some invitations. I haven't gotten any to give out yet though.
2004-06-14, 4:28 AM #6
I got myself a Spymac mail account instead. 1GB storage, pop3 support and all that shiznat.

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2004-06-14, 4:36 AM #7
Gmail by far has the best webmail interface I've ever seen. They put enough time into it to make it function like it's running on a mail client. It's a whole lot faster than Hotmail or Yahoo too.

Since I use my pop3 account for most things, it'll probably get used on junk or something.

[This message has been edited by Darth (edited June 14, 2004).]
2004-06-14, 4:40 AM #8
How come Brian gets all the cool stuff first. :s

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2004-06-14, 4:55 AM #9
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Simbachu:
I got myself a Spymac mail account instead. 1GB storage, pop3 support and all that shiznat.

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Do you have to pay for Spymac?


Also, will you be able to connect to Gmail through a mail client, or will you have to use the web interface?
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. " - Bertrand Russell
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2004-06-14, 5:01 AM #10
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mort-Hog:

Do you have to pay for Spymac?</font>


Apparently not.

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Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
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And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2004-06-14, 5:25 AM #11
Hmm...

Strange, strange.. and strange.

However, good for you Brian [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2004-06-14, 8:46 AM #12
Yeah, the gmail interface is cool, it even has auto-complete (via javascript!) in the "to" field.

I have connections. I can't tell you about them, or else I'd have to kill you.

No, really one of my friends got into the beta and got 3 invites for some reason, and he used one on me. I don't have any invites so I can't let others in [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

I doubt I'll use it all that much since I love my own massassi email addresses [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log
2004-06-14, 8:55 AM #13
Hm, I've always liked to use POP3 or IMAP with a client such as Evolution or Thunderbird...

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Please send me e-mail....
2004-06-14, 8:55 AM #14
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mort-Hog:

Also, will you be able to connect to Gmail through a mail client, or will you have to use the web interface?</font>


They have not implemented POP3 support yet, but they claim they will.

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2004-06-14, 9:01 AM #15
I think the POP3 mail they claim they will support is using extraneous pop3, not allowing you to pop3.google.com or whatever from Thunderbird. They want us to use their clever interface.

I only think so because their Groups service doesn't let you get the lists from a newsreader. You can only use their web interface.
2004-06-14, 9:18 AM #16
I don't see what the big deal is with gmail. 1GB of storage...wow...if you have enough email to fill that up...just wow. So it's pointless, epenis++ aside. I'll stick to my @utexas.edu account and thunderbird.

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2004-06-14, 9:20 AM #17
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hebedee:
I think the POP3 mail they claim they will support is using extraneous pop3, not allowing you to pop3.google.com or whatever from Thunderbird. They want us to use their clever interface.</font>


Because then they can't show you their targeted ads.



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2004-06-14, 9:27 AM #18
Right, Simba. They have to support the gigabyte somehow.
2004-06-14, 9:31 AM #19
I personally hate going to a browser to check my mail... it just feels so clunky, no matter how good the interface is. I like to have my calender and mail in the same interface.

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Please send me e-mail....

[This message has been edited by Mystic0 (edited June 14, 2004).]
2004-06-14, 10:34 AM #20
The interface on gmail is actually really, really nice. It doesn't feel like a web interface, because it's all dynamic like a regular mail client.

Yeah, I probably won't use it much either, but it's one of those... "ooh, that's nice" things. Then you forget about it and go back to what has been working fine for years [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log
2004-06-14, 10:45 AM #21
On the other hand, it's good for people like my mom who are fed up with hotmail. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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Please send me e-mail....

[This message has been edited by Mystic0 (edited June 14, 2004).]
2004-06-14, 10:53 AM #22
Yes, it would be perfect for that...

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log
2004-06-14, 10:55 AM #23
or people who want to send each other 700mb CD images [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2004-06-14, 11:00 AM #24
Wow, it even has keyboard shortcuts. That is crazy, they must have an extreme amount of javascript going on here.

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log
2004-06-14, 11:09 AM #25
Google is a really smart company. Do a monster search for them and see what kind of people they are hiring -- Java, SQL, Unix/Linux, HTML/XML, Bash, Perl, and Python programmers. They seem to know what they're doing. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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Please send me e-mail....
2004-06-14, 11:15 AM #26
What is Gmail? I have E-mail, I think VMail for Dues Ex is cool, never heard of Gmail, sorry for my lack of computor knowledge.

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2004-06-14, 11:18 AM #27
G-Mail is Google's new mail service, promising 1gig of storage in return for targeted adds. They're in beat testing at the moment, i believe. or is this just a invite only to start hype?

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2004-06-14, 11:19 AM #28
Can someone give me a screenshot of the Gmail interface?

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2004-06-14, 1:15 PM #29
http://www.massassi.com/etc/gmail1.png
http://www.massassi.com/etc/gmail2.png

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log
2004-06-14, 1:18 PM #30
I also have gmail. But I'm going to sell my invites on eBay, because i need a new tank of gas.

We could have a conversation, Bri, but I don't want to post my email here. maybe get on IRC or ICQ?

[This message has been edited by oSiRiS (edited June 14, 2004).]
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2004-06-14, 2:05 PM #31
that first shot REALLY reminds me of yahoo. i guess it's the blue border. looks quite interesting, i'll be trying it out asap.

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2004-06-14, 2:12 PM #32
Hmmm I might switch over if it's completely free.
2004-06-14, 2:12 PM #33
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by oSiRiS:
...I'm going to sell my invites on eBay, because i need a new tank of gas....</font>


[http://forums.massassi.net/html/eek.gif] [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
:wq
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2004-06-14, 2:55 PM #34
GBK, give me email address to send the invitation to. They gave me some invitations today, and I've got a spare.
2004-06-14, 3:01 PM #35
gbk/at/insightbb(dot)com... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
:wq
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2004-06-14, 3:07 PM #36
It's been sent.
2004-06-14, 3:18 PM #37
I was walking down the street today, and *COUGH MSCBUCK@WI.RR.COM *cough* fell out of my pocket....

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2004-06-14, 3:21 PM #38
*cough* sajn_master@oscempire.net *cough* sneeze achoo! PLEASE GIMME I LOVE YOU FOR EVER AND EVER!!!!!

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2004-06-14, 3:27 PM #39
wank-genki_energy@hotmail.com-ers

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2004-06-14, 3:29 PM #40
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Darth:
It's been sent.</font>


I . . . I love you. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/eek.gif]

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Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
:wq
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
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