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Gmail Invite Thanks

Gmail Invite Thanks 09/08/2004 01:22 AM

Just want to drop a quick note to say thanks to everyone who sent me a GMail invite. I had asked for one last week (post since deleted), and was under the impression that they were much harder to get than they actually were.

It turns out that two of my fellow Gadgetopia contributors were holding out on me, thinking I had an invite already, and even Kalsey just assumed I had one. Never assume, people — I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, you know.

Anyway, within four hours of posting that request, I had 27 invites. I tried to get back to everyone to thank them, but if I missed someone, my apologies. I appreciate all the response.

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Get Gmail accounts without an invite

Get Gmail accounts without an invite 09/14/2004 01:04 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Graye sez: "These days, GMail invitations are ubiquitous, and people like me are starting to get annoyed with people offering to give away invites. Well, some folks over at Isnoop.net have went and designed an automatic GMail invite spooler.

"People with available invites send them to the spooler's address (gmail@isnoop.net), and it automatically adds them to an available pool. People who need addresses can then get invites from this pool, as necessary.

"It's a good place to dump those excess invites, and anybody who needs a GMail invite can pick one up there, easily. Saves time for everybody, really." Link

Please if it is possible can I get an
invite for GMAIL. I would
reallyappreciate it

Please if it is possible can I get an
invite for GMAIL. I would
reallyappreciate it 09/19/2004 04:01 AM
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Gmail invite spooler

Gmail invite spooler 03/14/2005 04:27 PM
Looking to get yourself a Gmail account? The easiest way is to use the isnoop.net gmail invite spooler. At present time it has over 1.5 million(!) invitations to give away. [Via Google Weblog]...

Free Gmail Invite

Free Gmail Invite 06/16/2004 03:51 AM
“As a fun way to give out some gmail acounts i have coded up this page. The number above is generated randomly, if you get the number of 54,023 you will see a form pop up where you type in your email address, it will send me an email, and i will hook you up with a free gmail code!” [sic]

Got an Extra GMail Invite?

Got an Extra GMail Invite? 09/01/2004 05:33 PM

In a stunning abuse of power, I'm using this space to ask (beg?) for a GMail invite. If you have an extra, drop me a line. Thanks.

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Gmail invite available to a friend

Gmail invite available to a friend 06/10/2004 01:25 AM
If any of my online friends haven't received an Gmail invite and would like one, I have one to give away -- just send me an email. First come first served, friends or regular readers only. I'm not interested in selling it. I'm not particularly wowed by the service, but maybe you are as curious as I was to see what all the fuss is about....

Gmail Invite Giveaway

Gmail Invite Giveaway 08/30/2004 06:52 AM

I have some Gmail invites to give away if you need one drop me a line. In the e-mail let me know what you like or dislike about Geek News Central first come first serve. geek @ geeknewscentral.com

US falls hook, line & sinker for
phishing

US falls hook, line & sinker for
phishing 05/07/2004 10:43 AM
Personal Computer World May 7 2004 2:17PM GMT

Scammers use Gmail invit

Scammers use Gmail invit 09/15/2004 02:59 PM
Techzonez Sep 15 2004 6:44PM GMT

"isnoop.net's gmail invite spooler"

"isnoop.net's gmail invite spooler" 09/15/2004 09:32 AM

Gmail gets phishing protection

Gmail gets phishing protection 04/04/2005 12:34 AM
ZDNet Australia Apr 4 2005 4:27AM GMT

Gmail Takes the Phun Out of Phishing

Gmail Takes the Phun Out of Phishing 04/04/2005 06:33 PM
Google isn’t allowing itself to be put in the same situation as other e-mail providers in regard to phishing attacks. In October of last year, they implemented Yahoo’s DomainKeys e-mail source verification ( a month before Yahoo did, but that’s Google for you). Now they’re using a proprietary engine to tag suspicious messages coming in to Gmail accounts. When a Gmail user opens a suspected phishing message, the software displays a large red dialog box…

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Anti-Phishing Toolbar Available. How to
Avoid Bank and Ebay Phishing Scams

Anti-Phishing Toolbar Available. How to
Avoid Bank and Ebay Phishing Scams 12/30/2004 07:54 PM
Tech-Recipes Dec 30 2004 11:09PM GMT

invite me

invite me 09/01/2004 02:30 AM
TechTree Sep 1 2004 7:08AM GMT

Camilla's pen pal gets invite

Camilla's pen pal gets invite 04/09/2005 03:25 AM
A Derbyshire pen pal of Camilla Parker-Bowles is among the few to be invited to Saturday's royal wedding.

Want an invite?...I still have a couple
left

Want an invite?...I still have a couple
left 09/20/2004 11:01 PM
TechTree Sep 21 2004 2:42AM GMT

Gmail: Google releases Gmail Notifier

Gmail: Google releases Gmail Notifier 08/23/2004 08:48 AM
Tech-Recipes Aug 23 2004 1:25PM GMT

PC to invite fresh EoIs for PAFL

PC to invite fresh EoIs for PAFL 06/21/2004 08:26 PM
Daily Times Jun 22 2004 0:24AM GMT

Egypt declines G8 summit invite

Egypt declines G8 summit invite 05/24/2004 08:16 PM
Egypt declines an invitation to a meeting of the Group of Eight industrialised nations in the US.

"the kleptones invite you to a night at
the hip-hopera"

"the kleptones invite you to a night at
the hip-hopera" 02/05/2005 09:45 PM

Misuse of 3G Mobiles to Invite
Punishment

Misuse of 3G Mobiles to Invite
Punishment 01/01/2005 09:00 PM
Arab News Jan 2 2005 12:28AM GMT

the kleptones invite you to a night at
the hip-hopera

the kleptones invite you to a night at
the hip-hopera 09/23/2004 11:32 AM
the kleptones invite you to a night at the hip-hopera

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Did Democrats Invite, then Disinvite
Bloggers?

Did Democrats Invite, then Disinvite
Bloggers? 07/08/2004 01:53 PM
UPDATED That's what two right-leaning bloggers say. See this and this. If true, and especially if it's related to the politics of the bloggers, the Democratic convention organizers are making a mistake. UPDATE: Jay Rosen got a note from a Democratic official who offers an explanation. It's way, way down in this posting on Jay's blog. Key lines:

"The vast majority of applications came from left-leaning or progressive bloggers. Therefore, the vast majority of credentialed bloggers are left-leaning and progressive. Likewise, the vast majority of bloggers who received a credential in error are also left-leaning and progressive. "I cannot stress enough that our error was one of logistics not leanings."

PC to invite more EoIs for PAFL sell-off

PC to invite more EoIs for PAFL sell-off 07/08/2004 08:26 PM
Daily Times Jul 9 2004 0:54AM GMT

Getting a Personal Invite into the
Google Index

Getting a Personal Invite into the
Google Index 03/14/2005 05:16 PM
" I recieved an email from someone at google telling me the benifits of allowing the google spider to index my site. The site in question has a robots.txt file disallowing all search engines."

Scammers Going To Jail

Scammers Going To Jail 05/18/2004 11:52 AM
It looks like some internet scammers are finally getting some serious jailtime. A man who was caught running a phishing scam has just been sentenced to 46 months in prison. Meanwhile, the guy who conned lots of Wall Street insiders out of half a million dollars by telling them he was sellin g pre-IPO shares in Google has entered a guilty plea in the case, and now faces 51 to 63 months in jail. I have no problem putting such obvious scammers in jail for breaking the law. I do wonder, however, if the punishment really fits the crime.

Microsoft goes after Scammers

Microsoft goes after Scammers 04/03/2005 03:56 PM
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HotJobs For Scammers!

HotJobs For Scammers! 05/17/2004 04:36 AM
We first posted about scammers (often those same Eastern European organized crime groups who are having so much fun with spam and phishing operations) using job boards like Monster and HotJobs to recruit suckers to launder money for them a year ago. Now, however, the NY Times has picked up on the story and it looks like (as these things are known to do) the scam has changed a bit. Last year, the scammers would hire unsuspecting rubes to ship packages to Eastern Europe. They would claim to be a shipping company that was hiring people in the US in their spare time to pass on the packages. Lots of people fell for it. The latest trick, though, is for the scammers to claim to be software companies in Eastern Europe looking to accept payments from US customers - and thus, in need of someone in the US to handle their "payment processing." They post these ads on the job boards and when people answer them, they're expected to receive payments into their personal PayPal account and then send the money to Eastern Europe. Of course, what happens is that PayPal/eBay eventually notices an awful lot of money going into this account and is alerted that it's from stolen credit cards. The sucker who's been passing on the money is told they need to pay it back to PayPal while the folks in Eastern Europe invest in more ads on these job boards. The article mostly focuses on the fact that those tricked are angry at the job websites for not protecting them against such frauds. Some are worried that these types of frauds may end up damaging the reputations of the job sites. While that is a risk, I still can't believe anyone would ever agree to process payments into their personal account and send it on to Eastern Europe without suspecting something was not right.

16 scammers fined £1.3m

16 scammers fined £1.3m 04/01/2005 11:17 AM
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New IE bug may be scammers best friend

New IE bug may be scammers best friend 12/10/2003 01:13 AM
ZDNet Australia Dec 10 2003 0:24AM ET

Feds invite comment on Internet wiretaps

Feds invite comment on Internet wiretaps 09/24/2004 09:54 PM

Railway to invite tenders on Internet:
Lalu

Railway to invite tenders on Internet:
Lalu 07/11/2004 11:47 AM
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Charles' Grand Slam party invite

Charles' Grand Slam party invite 04/16/2005 07:51 AM
The Prince of Wales is keen to attend Wales' Grand Slam celebrations party in Cardiff on 2 May, it is confirmed.

Feds invite comment on VoIP wiretaps

Feds invite comment on VoIP wiretaps 09/26/2004 05:27 PM
'The new Ashcroft internet snooping request'

NDMC fails to invite tenders for
computers

NDMC fails to invite tenders for
computers 04/09/2004 08:03 PM
The Hindu Apr 9 2004 11:39PM GMT

i want to be special, i want to be one
of the g-mail guys too. so please give
me an invite

i want to be special, i want to be one
of the g-mail guys too. so please give
me an invite 09/12/2004 01:36 AM
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Baiting 419 Scammers For Sport

Baiting 419 Scammers For Sport 11/17/2003 04:17 AM
There have been an increasing number of "filler" stories from reporters who need something to write about and notice a 419 scam email in their inbox and decide to write the scammer back. Either these reporters don't realize that this article has been written 100 times before, or they just don't care. However, a group of other folks have decided that instead of using the experience to write up an article, they're going to do their best to publicly humiliate 419 scammers. It's turned into something of a sport for many - who create elaborate personas and stories in order to scam the 419ers themselves. Of course, they're trying to trick them out of their dignity, rather than their money.

Nigerian Scammers get Busted

Nigerian Scammers get Busted 07/01/2004 01:58 AM
According to ABC News, the old Nigerian money scam is alive and well. Even with a major raid by the Nigerian government, there are still Nigerian “Kingpins that remain untouchable. The best defense against this sort of scam is in my opinion, a combination of common sense and education on the subject.
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GMail Archiver 1.7

GMail Archiver 1.7 08/03/2004 03:37 AM
A tool for archiving messages to a GMail account.

Google releases SMTP, POP server for
Gmail, pop3

Google releases SMTP, POP server for
Gmail, pop3 06/10/2004 01:04 PM
Outlook Express Configuration for Gmail ... Pop Goes the Gmail. Google releases SMTP - POP server information for Gmail! (aka pop3) .. pop.gmail.com and smtp.gmail.com are the addresses you probably want, but you can get more information at gmail.com.

PorkChup Solutions eMail2Pop Version 3
Bridges AOL Mail and Google Gmail to
POP3 and SMTP Mail Technologies

PorkChup Solutions eMail2Pop Version 3
Bridges AOL Mail and Google Gmail to
POP3 and SMTP Mail Technologies 06/16/2004 03:48 AM
PorkChup Solutions releases version 3.0 of eMail2Pop, adding Google Gmail(tm) support to its flagship all-in-one POP3, SMTP, and spam filtering solution for America Online (AOL®) email accounts. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2004]

Anti-Gmail Bill Now Allows Gmail

Anti-Gmail Bill Now Allows Gmail 05/26/2004 01:35 PM
Last month there was a lot of talk about the somewhat clueless move by a California politician to create a law that would ban Google's Gmail offering, despite the fact that it was completely optional to use. It appears that enough people (probably including those at Google itself) sat down with State Senator Liz Figueroa to explain how email works, and have convinced her to tone down the bill so that it now allows Gmail. That's right, the anti-Gmail bill now has loopholes that specifically allow Gmail. In other words, Senator Figueroa seems to have realized just how pointless the bill was in the first place and is trying to save face by adjusting it so that it still seems to have a purpose: banning a bunch of things that no one was doing, like having humans read the content of your emails to put in advertising.

Pop goes the Gmail

Pop goes the Gmail 06/15/2004 06:00 PM
Ain't this grand? Pop Goes the Gmail is a program that sits between the http://gmail.com web server and your email client, converting messages from web format into POP3 format that a program such as Outlook Express or Thunderbird can understand.

gmail being useful after all

gmail being useful after all 12/19/2004 03:43 PM
For a while I was trying to read my apache.org mail through gmail, but using a web interface to read mail just didn't agree with me. However, their service is useful after all! The new POP service comes with authenticated SMTP as well, so without having to enable POP you can use smtp.gmail.com (enable SSL and use your regular gmail username and password) to send mail. I've been using it for a few days for some of my mail and...

Gmail Goes to 1TB!

Gmail Goes to 1TB! 05/18/2004 04:38 PM
Apparently "kicking it up a notch", Gmail now indicates that users have a full terabyte of disk space! Mine says: > You are currently using 437 MB (0%) of your 1000000 MB. Is this a mistake or a genius leapfrogging of their competitors? (You've got to imagine that few, if any, users will go past 1GB making this mostly a marketing gimmick.) [Dave Winer sees the same thing (screenshot)](http://www.scripting.com/images/archiveScriptingCom/2004 /05/18/terabyte.gif). Thanks to Logan Ingalls for the original tip....

gmail, anyone?

gmail, anyone? 05/24/2004 01:19 AM
Quoted from Electrolite: Ahem. Apropos of nothing, wouldn't a married pair of busy book editors and bloggers who practically live...

More on 2GB Gmail

More on 2GB Gmail 04/03/2005 07:39 PM
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Gmail the Gmail what what the Gmail

Gmail the Gmail what what the Gmail 06/14/2004 09:05 PM
Yeah, so I <3 Gmail. I have one more invite left. I invited two friends, who I knew really needed...

GMail

GMail 04/09/2004 03:54 PM
Gmail: Google does email. CNET - NYTimes...

EFF on Gmail

EFF on Gmail 04/10/2004 03:46 AM
On EFF's Deep Links blog, some preliminary analysis of Google's Gmail terms-of-service:

"People are entitled to know what kind of information Google will pull from email, whether or not it logs this information, and for how long," said EFF's Kevin Bankston. "Can your Gmail address or any other personal identifier be linked to those logs, or to your Google search history?"

"Gmail's privacy policy states that 'Google welcomes feedback on this document and policy as the Gmail service is currently in an early testing stage.' While that's a nice sentiment, we can't give meaningful feedback until we have all the facts."

The remedy to the situation is obvious: Google needs to let us all know precisely what the privacy/convenience trade-off is for using Gmail, and soon.

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Getting your gmail on

Getting your gmail on 06/17/2004 07:39 PM

Is there any way to specify your default email app as a website in a Windows XP system? Currently, my office workstation has an ancient copy of Eudora I haven't used in years, but whenever I need to email someone from my PC (I do all my email on a powerbook), I have to copy/paste addresses by hand and use my mac or use Gmail.

It seems like there should be a way to tell firefox my default email app isn't an app, but is instead gmail.google.com. Anyone that knows of a way can have an invite to gmail. Or anyone that just wants an invite can also email me and we can have this problem together. Just ping me and I'll invite you in.

Gmail anyone?

Gmail anyone? 07/22/2004 08:16 PM
Want a Gmail account? I've got 5 invites for the first 5 comments in this thread.... (16 words)

"Gmail"

"Gmail" 04/25/2004 08:30 AM

Welcome to Gmail

Welcome to Gmail 06/15/2004 10:19 AM
Gmail, the free email service from Google .. communicate with friends and loved ones .. free Web-based e-mail .. Google Mail is Coming .. kevin@gmail.com .. my gmail moment .. GoogleMail .. celui-l .. GMail

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"Getting More Out Of Gmail"

"Getting More Out Of Gmail" 06/27/2004 02:39 PM

You've got Gmail!

You've got Gmail! 09/17/2004 04:08 AM
Gmail checking through Trillian (plugin) "You've Got Gmail" is a Gmail notifier plugin for Trillian Pro. I thought this was a pretty nifty plugin for all the gmailers out there - go see!

About Gmail

About Gmail 04/16/2004 06:11 AM
Google replies: A few words about privacy and Gmail .. They've gone and updated their policy .. clarified its policies .. Google

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The Gmail I Know

The Gmail I Know 04/13/2004 03:16 AM
I've read about Mark's dream of Gmail - have read of his recent bout of sleeplessness and his frustration. I've read, with particular interest, of his nightmare melange of math martyr monkeys which is a good tongue twister, to be sure. Interestingly, my dreams (were I home long enough to dream) would be the same. The same golden staircase. The same math. The same hard-to-define

Get Gmail!

Get Gmail! 03/17/2005 04:26 AM
It seems a lot of people are getting this message underneath the Google search box: New! Get Gmail - Google's free email service with 1000 MB of space. The link is to a page that says: Since we launched Gmail in April 2004, we've been focused on improving the service, relying on our users to spread the word and invite others to try it out. The response has been great, and now we're ready for some more Gmail users. [...] As we make room for more Gmail users, we want to first extend invitations to Google users. We're still working to make Gmail better, so for now, we're just inviting a small number at random. Looks like that's you! We're really excited to share Gmail with you and we hope you like it....

Oh gee, Gmail

Oh gee, Gmail 06/03/2004 08:32 PM
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Gmail by any other name?

Gmail by any other name? 08/13/2004 06:11 PM
Google risks losing trademark rights to the name of its e-mail service, as Patent Office considers other applications.

Anyone for Gmail?

Anyone for Gmail? 06/14/2004 06:10 PM

So anyway, I signed up for Gmail a while back and basically I don't really use it even though it's pretty well assembled and has some nice features and now I've been given three invitations but everyone who I know who wants an account already has one. I imagine the big craze for offering people enormous gifts and proposing amorous liasons in exchange for One Gigabyte of Full-On E-mail Pleasure has passed, but if you can think of a reason why I should invite you rather than just making three new accounts with funny names, then post a comment below or chuck me an e-mail to my fairly guessable normal e-mail address (hint: it starts tom@) and I'll see what I can do...

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WWW-GMail-0.01

WWW-GMail-0.01 07/12/2004 05:31 AM

Gmail for Bloggers

Gmail for Bloggers 04/28/2004 10:29 AM
Blogger has given Gmail accounts to active blogger users. But if you didn't get one, don't ask Evan for one. See, the way it works is each Google employee gets a certain (apparently increasing over time) number of Gmail invitations they can send to friends and family, giving them an account. (Important: This only applies to Google employees, not people who have received accounts from them.)...

Google to consider Gmail changes

Google to consider Gmail changes 04/13/2004 08:58 PM
The search engine giant says it is "batting about" possible changes to its Gmail Web-based e-mail service, which launched last month to a chorus of privacy concerns.

"Gmail is too creepy"

"Gmail is too creepy" 06/17/2004 11:33 AM

Gmail Exploit, Say it Ain't So!

Gmail Exploit, Say it Ain't So! 01/07/2005 02:06 AM
What many have titled to be the king of Web based E-mail has a security problem. This one seems to be a security flaw when it comes to special characters in the E-mail address….

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Scammers use Gmail invite as phishing hook

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