As the article points out, it's a good thing that this was found before Gmail went into "official" release. I think it's great that Google *admits* that the product is still in beta, instead of releasing it as is and pretending that it's a polished product.
Anybody who uses a beta product for critical email shouldn't be entirely surprised when they run into trouble...
Anybody who uses a beta product for critical email shouldn't be entirely surprised when they run into trouble...