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CrimsonTide4
05-12-2005, 11:28 AM
Read about it here (http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050511AOLSaysYouveGotFreeAIMEmail.html)

:cool:
Kevin
05-12-2005, 11:55 PM
I still love my gmail.

eff AOL.
CSUSigEp
05-13-2005, 08:40 AM
who needs 2 GB? itll be years before i use up my 1 GB with gmail...
moe.ron
05-13-2005, 08:43 AM
I'm happy with my gmail.
Kevin
05-13-2005, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by CSUSigEp
who needs 2 GB? itll be years before i use up my 1 GB with gmail...

Gmail is 2.2gb and growing.
RedRoseSAI
05-13-2005, 03:38 PM
Originally posted by ktsnake
Gmail is 2.2gb and growing.

Yeah...how does that work exactly? The cocktail napkin sketch they had up for April Fool's was pretty funny, but I don't think that really explains it.
Kevin
05-14-2005, 12:15 PM
Originally posted by RedRoseSAI
Yeah...how does that work exactly? The cocktail napkin sketch they had up for April Fool's was pretty funny, but I don't think that really explains it.

PM me with an email address and a name (can be phony, doesn't matter), and I'll send you an invitation to join gmail. I have 50 of 'em, so if anyone wants an invite, I'd be most happy to oblige.
moe.ron
05-14-2005, 12:36 PM
Originally posted by ktsnake
PM me with an email address and a name (can be phony, doesn't matter), and I'll send you an invitation to join gmail. I have 50 of 'em, so if anyone wants an invite, I'd be most happy to oblige.
Ditto here. I als have 50 invites to give away.
RedRoseSAI
05-15-2005, 01:52 AM
Thanks guys, but I already have gmail. I was just wondering how they're able to claim "2195.009204 megabytes (and counting) of free storage"
Kevin
05-15-2005, 11:42 AM
Originally posted by RedRoseSAI
Thanks guys, but I already have gmail. I was just wondering how they're able to claim "2195.009204 megabytes (and counting) of free storage"

Because they allow you that amount of space before they tell you that your box is full.

It is pretty cool though. It's keeping up with me pretty well. It seems to grow about as fast as I can fill it up.
RedRoseSAI
05-15-2005, 11:48 AM
Haha - we seem to be miscommunicating here. :) What I wonder is HOW are they able to continuously add storage space. Is that ticker that's running on the Gmail front page really accurate? How does the space just keep growing like that? I guess I'm wondering about it from a technical standpoint.
Kevin
05-15-2005, 12:33 PM
While I don't know, the answer seems pretty obvious. It would stand to reason that Google just allows the number to increase at a rate that they feel that they can continue to serve their members/clients' needs. The invite only method of adding new users keeps them in control when it comes to the rate at which new accounts are added.