From: James Britt <jamesUNDERBARb@...>
Date: 2004-12-02T13:06:47+09:00
Subject: Re: SOT gmail invites

Jamis Buck wrote:
> Lyndon Samson wrote:
> 
>> Ok, who missed out, I've got a couple left.
> 
> 
> Ok, I just can't stand it anymore. I'm not necessarily interested in an 
> invite, but I'm dying to hear from those who have gmail accounts: what 
> is it about gmail that you like so much? Or is it one of those things 
> that you have to actually *try*, in order to understand, like dependency 
> injection?

Well, first off, I want to be, like, cool.  So I finally got an invite 
from my friend's 13-year-old son, who obviously is cooler than me.

Actually, I was curious to see if Google would/did wrap interesting 
search/link/whatever features into it.  It turns out to be a handy 
address for assorted registration forms where I have to wait for an 
access key or password.

Google has added pop3 access, so it's easier now for me to check my 
mail; Thunderbird does it for me.  Pop3 + Google also provides Yet 
Another Remote Storage or Message Queue toy.

Just stuff to play with.

James