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by rob_serve

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by jdclyde

Don't forget about the spiders looking for e-mail accounts (as OZ pointed out in another string about posting with e-mails for account names).

After you get your invite, go back in and edit your requesting post and XXX out your e-mail address.

There is a ring in hell reserved for spammers.

by rob_serve

i think your'e forgetting the gmails superb spam filtering!
also dont forget that you should download gmail notifier (its official gmail) which alerts you when you get an email (not spam though) which is really useful.
rob

by oz_media

Posting your email address here to ger a GMAil sent out is the problem. Spiders will pick it up and sell you out to spam lists, as well as everyone else in your address book.

by hotchile

How do you edit the body of the mail already in this string. The new Gmail account won't be a problem but the old email account with address listed here could be.
All the best

by awalt

Just find your original post in the string, open it and click edit post. Remove the email address and submit.

by oz_media

GO back to your post and whee the submit button is, there is an edit button,

Just erase you email address.

by tomber

If anyone has one available, I'd be glad to join the club!

tom.woods@sogetel.net

thankx

by mdeutch

I would love to have one. Please forward me one at michael_deutch@yahoo.com

thanks,
Michael

by jhowton

I'd like a G-mail account if anyone has an extra. My e-mail address is hogman01@hotmail.com

Thanks, Jim

(Edited...Got one now, thanks Sitizn Willie!)

by oz_media

Need an email address to send it to.

Once you get your Gmail, just go back and edit the post where you left your email address and remove the address.

by oz_media

Encryption doesn't matter. Just promo and graphics for a benefit gig in London by a bunch of bands to support the Tsunami relief effort. But large tiff files that couldn't be sent through standard email channels,and as I said, I usually FTP them from my site, but this is easier on their end.

by jdclyde

As it was your posting in the other discussion that made me think of this.

Caught you napping on that one.

by oz_media

I use an online account for ANYTHING where I am registering or sharing email online.

They junk most mail for you automatically and the rest takes just seconds to check off and sumbit as spam. So I have no issues using my online account here. Let the spammers have it, it isn't my personal account and it isn't my server or hard drive storage, I couldn't care less what is sent there.

by rjchris

I have found Gmail to be slow loading,it's a little different having both positive & negative features. But hey, it's the "coveted" GMail ...right?
Enjoy
Oh, it'll take a couple of weeks b/f you will be able to return the favor by inviting another to join.
jrchris

by oz_media

I have been amazed that GMail is rocket fast. I have a 5 meg connection at home and Sat while on the road and in both it has been so fast it is no different than THunderbird, in fact faster sometimes.

I have transferred and emailed 12- 15 meg files with ease, it's been no problem speewise.

As fo rthe 4-6 weeks, I also think that's not set in stone.

One of my accounts got 6 right away then 4 teh minute they were gone. Another account I have NEVER got any invites at all, even at the start. And yet my third GMAIL got four to begin with and two days later 4 more. So the 4-5 weeks issue doesn't prove true in my case either.

Perhaps these are thngs you noticed with YOUR account and therefore cannot conclude that's the way it works?

by zazelle

I've already received a gmail account for myself from this thread but after boasting to my husband about it last night, (well it was a slow day) he wants one too.

He's an accountant rather than a techie but he had heard about gmail 'cos he sits near the network admin guy at work.

He's a very nice husband, a great cook and he does carry my laptop to the train station for me. His only real fault is that he never finishes decorating jobs.

What do you think? Does he deserve one?
If you think yes please send the invite to me - jillsamsuk@yahoo.co.uk and i'll see it up for him.

by hargerd

You should be able to invite people as soon as you register. Look for the "invite x friends..." link when logged in

:)

1T

by zazelle

I've looked at the help and that seems to be the only way of inviting someone else.

by oz_media

Well I've used up over a dozen so I guess it's just a matter of time.

With everyone here that got a GMAIL there should be quite a few invites rolling around, maybe someone could share a few?

by gsmokha

Dear Friends

I've GMAIL invites but for this you have to send me an email to gsmokha@gmail.com then I can incite you from there!

Cheers...

by rob_serve

with out meaning to be funny, would that many people ask and say thankyou for the invite in some knid of mass scam?! There not costing any1 anything to give out so enjoy. I havent got any invites left im afraid

by oz_media

On the way Aardvark.

As for robeent, I don't thoink it's a mass scam. People are offering to take the time to send an email to a stranger that offers them a valued service.

They then take time to check for new requests and then post that an invite has been sent.

Certainly no great feat my any means, but to say plese or thank you is only being courteous or polite. It's not like we are given thm cash or something though. :) (I haven't found THAT thread yet!)

by cypherphase

How did you guys get those invites? It's amazing. One of my friends have an invite from you too. It's great. How do you spawn an invite?

by toddtravels

Hey there! Anyone have any gmail invites left? Would LOVE to have one!! toddtravels@hotmail.com thanks!!

by oz_media

I have peer mail contact active for Protius to use.

Christopher, just use my peer mail contact to send me your addy and I'll flip you the Gmail account.

OM

by consultant davea

If you have any more, I would be interested in 1, thank you.

Dave A.
da we rb uc h @ ho tp op .c om (just remove all the blanks)

by oz_media

I have noticed new member signups for gmails. Someone may have posted elsewhere about the invites here.

But since you are an old timer to TR, Have fun,it's on the way

by awalt

After a couple of days using the Gmail acount the invites appear as link. Send me your freind email, I have one invite left.

by bearbrad

I'd appreciate the chance to participate in the gmail phenomenon if anyone has an invite available. Send to freeders@ix.netcom.com if ya have one for me.

Many thanks and bright blessings.
Brad

by bearbrad

Thanks!

What a great message thread this is. Very clever idea and LOTS of great people.

Brad

by oz_media

Geez doesn't take much to make you happy, huh?

You're welcome but it's just spreading the word. Make sure you offer a couple also if you get some invites.

by psundar_chennai

Please send an invitation to me. I am looking for one for quite some time. None of my friends have gmail, could not get from anyone. Please send to psundar_chennai@yahoo.com

by consultant davea

If anyone has an additional invite, I would be interested in one, thanks.

Dave A.
d aw er bu ch @h ot po p. co m (just remove the blanks)

by chance11or

Hey all,

If there are any invites left could I please get one. Thanks in advance.

Send to chance11or at hotmail dot com

peace

Mark

by oz_media

It seems most of these recent requests are form new TR signups. Possibly someone has pointed to this thread OR it has been indexedon a search engine already and people are ending up here.

No profile completed, no participation anywhere just a hand held out. NO peer contact active or anything.

You may want to check profiles before helping out and offering your time to names that don't intend to become site participants, just an observation.

by rob_serve

my original post did state that it was to my friends here at techrepublic, not to everyone and all. people who are giving them out should check first and they have discretion over those to whom they wish to issue to.
rob

by rob_serve

you joined today which makes me suspicious of your motives on TR. Maybe you could type in gmail invites on google and go on one of the other sites because it is not fair that people should just get stuff from TR without giving anuything back

rob

by oz_media

Okay you passed! :)

I should give you four for making it through my typos.

You'll get four or six invites, then four or six more then....you get the idea.

Here's an idea, give me your emil address!!!

You can leave it on line with a few spaces in it, so web crawlers don't pick it up and spam you, OR... you can send it to me via peer mail, click on my alias/link and it will take you to the peer message page. (Then I can spam you !! :D )

by oz_media

And here I was waiting for someone to say I was a selfish ba***rd!

Good to see I'm not the only one.....selfish ba***rd that is! :D

by sitizn wille

Oz-
Selfish Ba**rd...

Just kidding :-)

I totally agree, kinda new here to TR how to id a newbie faker person....?
SW

by oz_media

When you open a post, the member photo, location etc. is shown including the Member Since date by month and year. Sitzin Willie: Member since November 2004.

When you see Jan.2005 it should raise an eyebrow.

Example, the next post, kumaran123 or whatever.
Member since Februaqry 2004. "I want one please"
No user profile, no Discussion Center activity, No Technical Q&A support and a Hotmail address for an alias?
Somehow I don't think I have the time, sorry.

Then you notice such thinkgs as (like in YOUR profile tsk tsk) that you can't click on the person's alias and visit thier peer information page in the peer directory. Notice mine is a blue link.

THese TWO issues coupld with the fact that the person usually has NO other discussion activity, NO activity in Technical Q&A etc. is a pretty good indication of someone signing up to rant in a discussion or someone looking for a quick Tech Q&A answer, with not intention of tryint to help others or in THIS case, someone has been told there are gmail invites here.

This isn't going to be dead accurate, a tru newbie could honsetly be looking to join TR and participate but simply is new.

Another such as some people you see here, nw sign ups that have posted two or three times randomly
in the discussion, indicating they are used to the forums where you post all over until noticed.

OM

by sitizn wille

O.K. I see what you are taking about.

Like the one below posted from

kumaran123@hotmail.com

Member since Feb 2005, Today and no other activity probably just a poser wanting an account....

Thanks for the info, I will check b4 sending a g account.
Cheers
SW

by sitizn wille

After talking with Oz, and then looking at profiles I seen this guy joined today. Just wasn't sure how to respond.
Well put IMO.
Cheers
SW

by dsack

I'll take one if you have one left.

dsack at myrealbox dot com

Thanks
Dave

by Member 25348569

I think I've enabled peer-mail. I will eventually be giving the GMail away to my Godson who has so much crap on his Dad's PC that it's about to EXPLODE.

Damn, no post that I now make to you can contain a single typo! Foot shot in the myself. As for spam - if I receive spam from your direction I will form an alliance with Max and then you'll be sorry!

by oz_media

You use peer mail to send me an email address for the account. Once I get that, I can send you an invite from a link in my GMail account.

If the email address needed will be different, no problem. You will in turn get seemingly endless numbers of invites also and can pass one on as needed.

The issue with jumping on the bandwagon now is that you have a better chance of securing a name you want.

You know all those plonkers with hotmail accounts like bob3445728142341234@hotmail.com?

THEY missed the boat! :D

As for an alliance, nothing new.
That's wot got you init to begin wif, init Tony? :)

by hal 9000

I think I can pass what is required after all my official position here is "Alleged Boss and Official Scape Goat!"

That at least got a laugh out of the girl from MS who rang me today with a survey about their products.

Col :D

by oz_media

We have been discussing not offering addresses to noobs who just sign up for a gmail, never to be seen again.

From what I understand, you haven't put in your time here and don't really warrant asking for anything.

Actually Colin, I'm all out now, I thought I had a few.

Neil is looking for one too, hope someone can help you and neil out though.

Anyone else who may be reading this that doesn't yet know HAL9000, I am just joking, he deserves two!