# Free G-Mail Accounts **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041 "2004-10-01T15:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Llama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@The\_Llama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Llama)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/1 "2004-10-01T15:54:10Z")
OK, the first 6 people who reply with something along the lines of; "Llama’s totally rock, and I want a g-mail account” will receive an invite. Well, I guess it’s not totally free, especially if you don’t feel that llamas really _do_ rock, but thems the breaks. I believe it’s a small price to pay for something that’s free… Anyway, just please make sure you really want one, because I’d hate to send you an invite and you’re not gonna use it. I have 6 invites that have no one to go to, so why not give ‘em to you. [Fine Print] I want to hear how llamas in general rock. Any kissing up or compliments to me will result in disqualification. Insults, though, are just fine. (As long as llamas are complimented simultaneously.) Also, you have to be a straight dope member. If it says “guest” below your name, sorry, you too are disqualified. But feel free to kiss up or compliment me in defiance! [/Fine Print] PS If you don’t want to post your email here, you can just send it to dmfeser (at) gmail (dot) com when you are announced as an Official Winnertm Good Luck! ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/2 "2004-10-01T16:10:28Z")
I’ll just give ya’ll my six. 😃 (always gotta undercut the competition!) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/3 "2004-10-01T16:15:52Z")
I’d also appreciate some much deserved sucking up. But if you don’t have the time, feel free to use any of these invites: [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-d011f38f5e-cda205d39f](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-d011f38f5e-cda205d39f) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-703288b031-07dd081b6d](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-703288b031-07dd081b6d) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-bb2ba0c3c3-88921a4959](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-bb2ba0c3c3-88921a4959) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-5fb803844d-714415f2b9](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-5fb803844d-714415f2b9) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-9376915b98-2e09d5d79b](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-9376915b98-2e09d5d79b) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-7760fbd3e6-29e4113a38](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-7760fbd3e6-29e4113a38) ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/4 "2004-10-01T16:26:26Z")
No flattery required - [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c5a353e512-92c42cc280-ec51b06c78](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c5a353e512-92c42cc280-ec51b06c78) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c5a353e512-ac9700f96e-531ca69bf0](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c5a353e512-ac9700f96e-531ca69bf0) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c5a353e512-4c319f7bf6-356785845b](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-c5a353e512-4c319f7bf6-356785845b) ---
**Author:** ![alphaFemale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@alphaFemale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaFemale)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/5 "2004-10-01T16:28:57Z")
gmail me and i’ll send an invite. [confabulated@gmail.com](mailto:confabulated@gmail.com) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/6 "2004-10-01T16:32:46Z")
Before I start sucking up, could someone answer a couple of questions? How has the service been? What tools do they have for composing mail? How easy is it to attach multiple documents? Any problems with sending/receiving pictures? If you’ve used the updated Yahoo Mail, is there any real difference? I’m thinking of switching my work accounts because I’m having trouble with sending/receiving multiple documents and large picture files. Also, my current web-based program (from my local ISP) has nothing in the way of being able to vary the look of the text. I do have a Yahoo account and could switch things there, but dealing with multiple documents is kind of a PITA. Thanks. I’ll be looking up complimentry llama phrases in the meantime. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/7 "2004-10-01T16:45:30Z")
**Munch** , you are a prince among men. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/8 "2004-10-01T16:51:12Z")
I got one right now: [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a284efe77b-6037dee0d7-554542cdf6](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a284efe77b-6037dee0d7-554542cdf6) More coming in a bit… ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/9 "2004-10-01T16:55:00Z")
Munch, You da Man! (or Woman…I didn’t read your profile…" ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/10 "2004-10-01T17:08:09Z")
More… [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-fc004ba0f5-4d2c26a7ef](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-fc004ba0f5-4d2c26a7ef) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-4c24f518b9-6399c4a590](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-4c24f518b9-6399c4a590) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-0876b14234-0de9e84c3b](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-0876b14234-0de9e84c3b) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-8a4de14d1c-4a599512e0](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-8a4de14d1c-4a599512e0) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-6c62d6ec66-7e1edb69f2](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-6c62d6ec66-7e1edb69f2) ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/11 "2004-10-01T17:32:30Z")
> [@Salem](#): > > Before I start sucking up, could someone answer a couple of questions? Messages are straight text. HTML and rich text cannot be used in composing messages, but are okay in received mail, although you may run into the external image block mentioned below. Mail size is limited to 10MB, including attachments, I have not run up against that limit yet. Multiple attachments go through okay, even large photos, as long as you stay under the 10MB limit. Links in messages open in another window. You must allow pop-ups from gmail if your default is no pop-ups. Minor gripes - No executable files can be attached. I occasionally send small programs to my internet impaired relatives who couldn’t download from a provider site if their lives depended on it. Must use the regular email for that. .zip files are okay, unless they contain executables. Email addresses of those I mail, even if it’s a one time occurance, are added to my contact list. So are those of people who accept invitations. You have to go in and delete them. (Not so minor) External images are not displayed until you call them up with ‘Display External Images’. I use the account to receive vendor email for work. Most have little text and lots of pictures as links. PITA The layout changes occasionally. This should stop occurring when they stop tweaking it. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/12 "2004-10-01T20:29:41Z")
> [@Salem](#): > > If you’ve used the updated Yahoo Mail, is there any real difference? Differences I’ve noticed so far: [ul] [li]Searching is much faster on Gmail.[/li][li]My office e-mail server blocks mail from Yahoo but not Gmail.[/li][li]On Yahoo, there seems to be no way to select multiple messages in the “bulk” folder and mark them as “not spam”. This _is_ possible with Gmail. [/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![alphaFemale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@alphaFemale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaFemale)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/13 "2004-10-01T20:41:40Z")
> [@peri](#): > > No executable files can be attached. i have attached and sent executables without problems. actually, my work e-mail wouldn’t let me send a particular executable, but gmail did. weird. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/14 "2004-10-01T20:51:31Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-d011f38f5e-cda205d39f](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-d011f38f5e-cda205d39f) > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-5fb803844d-714415f2b9](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3f21449304-5fb803844d-714415f2b9) Two left. ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/15 "2004-10-01T21:11:30Z")
> [@Earthling](#): > > More… > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-fc004ba0f5-4d2c26a7ef](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-fc004ba0f5-4d2c26a7ef) > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-4c24f518b9-6399c4a590](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-4c24f518b9-6399c4a590) > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-0876b14234-0de9e84c3b](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-0876b14234-0de9e84c3b) > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-8a4de14d1c-4a599512e0](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-8a4de14d1c-4a599512e0) > [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-6c62d6ec66-7e1edb69f2](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-3cbfea5198-6c62d6ec66-7e1edb69f2) Hey thanks! [Walla.com](http://Walla.com) also does free 1G accounts. I used it to test software at work and they are no-spam and just little annoying banner ads… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Llama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@The\_Llama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Llama)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/16 "2004-10-01T21:57:58Z")
Wow, way to suck the fun out of everything. And just for clarification, sucking up was prohibited. I just wanted to have others tout the goodness that is the llama. Or alpaca. (sigh) Just tell me how to post them as a link and in a very boring fashion I’ll post them here. ---
**Author:** ![sj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@sj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sj2)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/17 "2004-10-01T22:02:02Z")
> [@The\_Llama](#): > > Wow, way to suck the fun out of everything. And just for clarification, sucking up was prohibited. I just wanted to have others tout the goodness that is the llama. Or alpaca. > (sigh) Just tell me how to post them as a link and in a very boring fashion I’ll post them here. Sometimes in life we are at a loss on how to help people…even the ones who are literally asking for the kind of pick me up requested here. So you darling person I say to you… Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Llama rocks. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/18 "2004-10-01T22:58:52Z")
> [@alphaFemale](#): > > i have attached and sent executables without problems. No need for confusion. It was my mistake. It seems you _can_ send them as attachments, you just \*can’t receive \* them. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/19 "2004-10-01T23:48:13Z")
I’ve got 5 at the moment. While I wouldn’t mind excessive praise and compliments, I figure there are enough freebies this thread that I might have to go without. _sigh_ [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-63f768f259-97bbb5805f](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-63f768f259-97bbb5805f) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-764ce61702-747113f013](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-764ce61702-747113f013) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-eb925cad6f-88d73543a3](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-eb925cad6f-88d73543a3) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-95f73e89b4-604ae9e5fb](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-95f73e89b4-604ae9e5fb) [http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-2747c888c6-57fb3ea4a8](http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-4be14a614b-2747c888c6-57fb3ea4a8) ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041/20 "2004-10-02T01:44:29Z")
> [@The\_Llama](#): > > Wow, way to suck the fun out of everything. And just for clarification, sucking up was prohibited. I just wanted to have others tout the goodness that is the llama. Or alpaca. > (sigh) Just tell me how to post them as a link and in a very boring fashion I’ll post them here. I’m sorry, I think I started the downward trend of the thread. I was going to suck up to the llamas, though, not you. 😉 So here you go: Llamas represent the pre-eminent pack animal; they are exceptionally strong, willing and calm. The structure of their feet gives them enormous agility, while preventing damage to trails – or golf greens. Llamas are immensely strong for their size and a blast to drive! The majority of llamas instinctively make great guard animals for livestock. They are excellent guards in situations where there is predation by coyotes or single dogs. Llamas have excellent vision, an extremely inquisitive nature, and they approach anything that is interesting. Thanks to those who shared info on the program. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-g-mail-accounts/267041.md?page=2)