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Gmail Adds Features

Posted by timothy on from the it-seems-to-work-well dept.

tommertron writes "Gmail rolled out a host of new features today. Big improvement in the contacts list, with the ability to search it and organize messages according to contact. Also, you can now forward all incoming gmail to any email account, but, according to Google, this feature is only 'free for now.' Does this mean gmail will start charging for some features? Meanwhile, Internet News is reporting that on Monday, some gmail accounts contained an Atom link for reading your email summaries in a news reader. Also meanwhile, my decrepit Hotmail account still hasn't given me that promised 250 megabytes ..."

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  1. gmail invites by Rebar · · Score: 5, Funny

    OK, so who still does NOT have a gmail account? I have two invites left - what goodness will you do to humanity if I give you one?

    AND - if gmail use is growing exponentially (I got 6 invites after 2 weeks use, and of 4 invites sent out, there are 2 new users), how long until eveyone on earth is buried in gmail accounts?

  2. Time To Test by Rie+Beam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Time to test Google's true capabilities...two GMail accounts fowarding messages to each other...

    "Send"

  3. Re:Duh! by Zangief · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this "Google's Internet" better than the "internet" my isp provides?

  4. Re:The one feature that I would really like... by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    They must have replied more nicely and quickly due to your gender. It took me almost a year to get this response:

    Dear Ari,

    Once you have a Gmail account, it is valid until we decide to give it to a female requesting the same user ID. As Gmail becomes more widely available, we plan to use this to accomplish several goals.

    1. To ensure a balanced user base, consisting mostly of attractive young geek girls who feel empowered because they stole accounts from men
    2. To deprive you of your ability to communicate with cute young geek girls, as we will also be blocking incoming mail from outside the Gmail system

    In effect, the Gmail staff will be the only men able to communicate with the cute, young geek girls. We wish you luck, and hope that you enjoy using our service for the next several weeks until we can find a suitable female replacement for you.

    Sincerely,

    The Gmail Team

    It's really not fair.