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Article: You've got Gmail: despite the hype, Gmail still hasn't been launched. Or has it? Some of us have been using Google's web mail service for a while.(Internet)
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- Australian PC World
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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This month I've been playing with the Internet must-have of the year--Gmail, Google's free e-mail service. By the time you read this you may be able to sign up for an account by logging on to www.gmail.com. Or maybe not, because Google is being very cagey about when Gmail will officially launch.
So how did I get an account? Well, somebody (very kindly) invited me to join. Although Gmail is officially in beta status, you could argue that the system of offering membership to selected individuals, rather than initiating a stampede with a free-for-all offer, is a clever way of not only making Gmail desirable, but also of protecting the servers from being overwhelmed ...