Google Gmail Preview

Posted on Friday, May 07 2004 @ 22:07 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

ExtremeTech gives you a little insight in Google's mail service, Gmail:

We finally had a chance to try Google's new e-mail service and we're happy to say that, for the most part, we love it! In this article, we'll give you an overview of what you can expect from Gmail, as well as what we liked and didn't like about it. We'll also tell you what we think needs to be added to make it even better.

Just in case you've been living in a cave with no Internet connection, Gmail is Google's almost-ready e-mail service. The company will be taking on Hotmail and Yahoo in the webmail arena. With rumors flying around about Yahoo and Microsoft beefing up their search services, Google is sticking a thumb in their collective eyes with this new service. One of its key features is a full gigabyte of disk space for your mail.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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Re: Google Gmail Preview
by Anonymous on Monday, May 10 2004 @ 10:45 CEST

I've been running my own test on Gmail's spam filters. I've been asking everyone to spam me at prattboy@gmail.com and have been posting the results at http://gmail.prattboy.net/

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