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**NetRyder** · April 1st, 2004

http://www.forbes.com/technology/new...tr1320652.html

**Xie** · April 1st, 2004

Originally Posted by NetRyder

http://www.forbes.com/technology/new...tr1320652.html

I'll believe it when I can get it

... email maybe ... 1GB email .. that some crazy TB's.

**Bootsy** · April 2nd, 2004

I heard it on the news...theres a catch...advertising on emails you get from what I heard

**NetRyder** · April 2nd, 2004

Text-based ad-words. No popups or banners.
This isn't a hoax, people. The Lunar Jobs link was Google's April Fools joke this year. GMail is real.

**Xie** · April 2nd, 2004

How many ads? .. still doubt I would use it ...

**Henyman** · April 2nd, 2004

probably similat to google ads

i doubt there will be 1Gb but more like 100mb i recon in the end

**ming** · April 2nd, 2004

Hmm.. does April Fools carry on to the following day? Coz they've mentioned the free email service on the ITV news this morning.

**Evil Marge** · April 2nd, 2004

And on BBC news

**Xie** · April 2nd, 2004

It's real but sounds scary (and I'm still now sure it will remain @ 1GB) ... read the 1st real explaination of how it works here, that I have seen anyways.

**ming** · April 2nd, 2004

Firstly, I'm sure it would not remain at 1Gb capacity after 12months. Also, I'm sure there would be severe restrictions on attachments like hotmail's 1mb limit.

And yes, do expect ads in every mail you receive. Could be up to 5 (just a guess).

**X-Istence** · April 2nd, 2004

They would just use google adsense to make it relevent :P.

Second, i think google could sustain 1 GB. Think about it, they have enough space to index millions of sites, images, and other content.

**NetRyder** · April 2nd, 2004

Originally Posted by Xie

It's real but sounds scary (and I'm still now sure it will remain @ 1GB) ... read the 1st real explaination of how it works here, that I have seen anyways.

Why does that seem scary? There are no humans reading your mail. I personally wouldn't care if a system scanned through my mail, looked for certain keywords, and inserted ads based on those keywords. Sure beats looking at annoying flashing banners and dealing with popups. Besides, you can't expect such a service to be ad-free.
Sounds reasonable to me. I really don't see any privacy concerns.

**Xie** · April 2nd, 2004

Might be crazy but seems blah to me :/

**Kush** · April 3rd, 2004

yup for sure g gggggggggggg- gmail! lol they should make it in cooperation with g-unit!

**Tuffgong4** · April 3rd, 2004

spymac is talking about having 1GB email too now...http://www.spymac.com/

**vern** · April 3rd, 2004

I could find a way to fill up 1 gig. That'd be easy ... a couple month on lists that send lots of files ... then it'd be very easy.

delta4s · April 3rd, 2004

I cant wait for it

blinden · April 3rd, 2004

could just send everything as txt attachments or something so it couldn't be scanned... would be a bit more of a pain though

**muzikool** · June 11th, 2004

I'm about to get 2 gmail invites... who wants one?

milecastle · June 11th, 2004

I do! PLEASE!!

April 1st, 2004	Top \| #21
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	http://www.forbes.com/technology/new...tr1320652.html http://kunal.kundaje.net

April 1st, 2004	Top \| #22
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Originally Posted by NetRyder http://www.forbes.com/technology/new...tr1320652.html I'll believe it when I can get it ... email maybe ... 1GB email .. that some crazy TB's. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

April 2nd, 2004	Top \| #24
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Text-based ad-words. No popups or banners. This isn't a hoax, people. The Lunar Jobs link was Google's April Fools joke this year. GMail is real. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	How many ads? .. still doubt I would use it ... tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,601 Reputation: 3548 Power: 249	probably similat to google ads i doubt there will be 1Gb but more like 100mb i recon in the end http://Henyman.com

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Bootsy Huh? Joined: February 2004 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 1,124 Reputation: 50 Power: 109	I heard it on the news...theres a catch...advertising on emails you get from what I heard

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ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 159	Hmm.. does April Fools carry on to the following day? Coz they've mentioned the free email service on the ITV news this morning. Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

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Evil Marge I Rule Joined: July 2002 Location: Teesside, the land of smog Posts: 6,545 Reputation: 2337 Power: 206	And on BBC news . Google+

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	It's real but sounds scary (and I'm still now sure it will remain @ 1GB) ... read the 1st real explaination of how it works here, that I have seen anyways. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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ming OSNN Advanced Joined: June 2003 Location: UK Posts: 4,252 Reputation: 1160 Power: 159	Firstly, I'm sure it would not remain at 1Gb capacity after 12months. Also, I'm sure there would be severe restrictions on attachments like hotmail's 1mb limit. And yes, do expect ads in every mail you receive. Could be up to 5 (just a guess). Curent system: Intel Quad Core 9450 \| 4GB RAM \| WD Raptor 36GB \| nVidia 8800GT 512mb

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X-Istence * Joined: December 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,490 Reputation: 2808 Power: 217	They would just use google adsense to make it relevent :P. Second, i think google could sustain 1 GB. Think about it, they have enough space to index millions of sites, images, and other content. My blog!

April 2nd, 2004	Top \| #32
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Originally Posted by Xie It's real but sounds scary (and I'm still now sure it will remain @ 1GB) ... read the 1st real explaination of how it works here, that I have seen anyways. Why does that seem scary? There are no humans reading your mail. I personally wouldn't care if a system scanned through my mail, looked for certain keywords, and inserted ads based on those keywords. Sure beats looking at annoying flashing banners and dealing with popups. Besides, you can't expect such a service to be ad-free. Sounds reasonable to me. I really don't see any privacy concerns. http://kunal.kundaje.net

April 2nd, 2004	Top \| #33
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Might be crazy but seems blah to me :/ tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

April 3rd, 2004	Top \| #34
Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 181	yup for sure g gggggggggggg- gmail! lol they should make it in cooperation with g-unit!

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Tuffgong4 The Donger Need Food!!!! Joined: June 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,465 Reputation: 840 Power: 150	spymac is talking about having 1GB email too now...http://www.spymac.com/ Home Intel E6600 \ Abit AB9 Pro \ 4 gig Corsair DDR2-667 \ EVGA 9800GT \ HDD 1 320GB sata + 1 1.5TB sata \ 1 1TB backup drive / Samsung S183L SATA DVD-RW \ Windows 7 Pro x64 Laptop Asus UL30VT\ Intel CULV SU7300 \ 4GB Ram \ Intel Integrated + Nvidia 200m \ 500GB HDD \ 13.3 inch LED \ Windows 7 Premium x64

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delta4s BLACK HAWK ALOFT Joined: April 2002 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 340 Reputation: 220 Power: 126	I cant wait for it "Everything that can be invented has been invented." ---Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, in 1899. If you liked my post, click the to the left.

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vern Dominus Joined: March 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 1,570 Reputation: 660 Power: 143	I could find a way to fill up 1 gig. That'd be easy ... a couple month on lists that send lots of files ... then it'd be very easy.

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blinden OSNN Senior Addict Joined: August 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa, USA Posts: 268 Reputation: 0 Power: 119	could just send everything as txt attachments or something so it couldn't be scanned... would be a bit more of a pain though

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