I've got 4 Gmail invitations...

[McClain]

Email me at flampoo@gmail.com if you want one. First come first serve.

[Anonymous]

Trying to buy favor with the vets, eh? I'll have you banned in short order, mister "McClain."

[McClain]

No, you can't have one.

[Anonymous]

That's another strike on your record, buddy. Watch your step around here; You don't want to end up like sports, do you?

[ItalianStereotype]

Gmail? what's Gmail? I want it.

[ziggytrix]

how'd you get 4 invites? i signed up and didn't even get 1 invite. :(

for those that don't know gmail is google's 1GB storage email service and it's in a private beta test (http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/about.html).

[AChimp]

They give the invites out at random. I've only had gmail for 2 days, and I already have 6 invites. :O

[Black Flag]

thank you, kind sir!

[McClain]

You're welcome. 1 left.

[Terra]

My last name is McClain. Would I get one by inheritance?

[Evil Robot]

Jesus, 1 GB? I could see this being abused by people putting warez and shit on them and giving the passwords out to those elitist bastards on IRC kind of thing. That is if it stays free.

[ItalianStereotype]

thanks mac :D

[Burger Lord]

I'm sure it won't be free for long, not much in this world is....

[McMock]

I think it will stay free. Google relies on advertisements to make money. These ads are very much personalised. If they can scan your emails, they know even more about you, and can boast even more succes with their advertisements. Nobody else on the entire internet will be able to target people with ads as well as google can. The result is that google will have a monopoly on ads. And monopolies are where the money is at.

Incidentially, I think Gmail is about to go public, because I've also been bombed with new invites. 5 new ones 4 days ago, 5 new ones today... I'm almost out of friends here :)

[liquidstatik]

I've had GMail for about a month and i've only gotten 2 invites. :(

[ziggytrix]

prolly depends on how much you use the account.

[whoreable]

my friend just sent me an invite, i signed up and got 6 invites to send out. I think they are just now starting to expand

[ernasty10050]

why, again, do we need 1 GB for our mail?

[Matt Harty]

to save all of our favorite letters from friends and family!

[ernasty10050]

oh yeah.
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[Matt Harty]

are you a foster child or something :lol


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[ernasty10050]

my family isn't really good with technology...in fact i showed my grandmother a computer and she couldn't find the power button
they're like "e-mail...DEVIL!! BACK!"
they use the good ol telephone
i think they're intimidated by the amazing fast speed of my pentium II

[Trippy]

hah, my bro already gave me one.

[Matt Harty]

my family isn't really good with technology...in fact i showed my grandmother a computer and she couldn't find the power button
they're like "e-mail...DEVIL!! BACK!"
they use the good ol telephone
i think they're intimidated by the amazing fast speed of my pentium II

oh my gosh!

[Hobo Renee]

Thanks McClain! I feel so loved!