Gmail: Google Free Webmail Service
Filed in: Google — April 2nd, 2004
This is NOT an April’s Fool joke.
Google is testing an email service called Gmail. Here is official information about Gmail:
As part of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful, we’re testing an email service called Gmail.
Gmail is a free, search-based webmail service that includes 1,000 megabytes (1 gigabyte) of storage. The backbone of Gmail is a powerful Google search engine that quickly recalls any message an account owner has ever sent or received. That means there’s no need to file messages in order to find them again.
When Gmail displays an email, it automatically shows all the replies to that email as well, so users can view a message in the context of a conversation. There are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail, which places relevant text ads and links to related web pages adjacent to email messages.
However, it does not accept user registration yet. Only open to private and limited users for the moment.
Here are more news regarding Gmail. BTW, please not to confuse Google’s Gmail with the another Gmail which is an open source anti-spam program.
Thought:
Wow! I am surprised by this news in the morning! 
While HOTMAIL offer only 2MB email space and YAHOO! MAIL offer double of it – 4MB email box, Google’s Gmail is 250 times bigger than Yahoo! Mail. 1GB FREE email box… Can you imagine it?! Never need to delete your emails again. Can save all funny attachments in your mail box. 
The notable features will be implementing of Google search power in email box and display emails in conversion. It is easier to find email messages now. (I was wondering, what if we apply Google search in our computer?) The display emails in conversion is nice feature to help us keep track an email message’s history.
If you are using free webmail now, I am sure you will register another one at Gmail. Even I, have own hosting, will register one. I want LcF@Gmail.com!!!
Hmm… It is time for Yahoo!Mail and Hotmail to upgrade/improve their webmail service, else, many will switch to Gmail. I can foresee it.
