# Gmail now 2 gig, who wants an invite? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2005, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837 "2005-04-05T14:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/41 "2005-04-06T23:55:32Z")
> [@Barrytown](#): > > Is it possible to put everything in a zip file, using WinZip or something? Then you could just gmail yourself the .zip file and everything would be there - if you ever needed it as a backup, just detach it and unzip it. The problem with that is that the zip file would surely be greater than the 10mb attachment limit. **Nicodemus2004** , the Gmail drive shell extension thing I mentioned in my email to you is what **TheLoadedDog** linked to in post #20 ([http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm](http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm)). Perhaps with this you can simply drag the folders into your virtual Gmail drive. Maybe you could try with just one folder to see how it works. Even if that generally works, I wonder what happens if one of the files is greater than 10mb. Is the gmail drive software smart enough to break it into pieces? Or does it just skip it or crash? ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/42 "2005-04-07T00:31:22Z")
On the off chance that anyone else would like one, I’ve got a couple of oodles to giveaway. tuckerfan at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com) or building.athena at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com) ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/43 "2005-04-07T01:38:13Z")
Well, shucks. I’ll take an invite if’n y’all are just swimmin’ in the things. Not sure who to email, though, since there are so many of you offereing. I’ll pick…Tuckerfan. Just because his was the last post.🙂 email is headed your way. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/44 "2005-04-07T01:44:57Z")
Right backatcha! ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/45 "2005-04-07T01:55:15Z")
Invites here too. Drop me an e-mail at madagu at aol dot com. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/46 "2005-04-07T02:49:16Z")
Thanks Tuckerfan! I feel like an honored member of an exclusive club now. A club that has zillions of invites that apprarently they can hardly give away, but still 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/47 "2005-04-07T12:49:24Z")
Yay, lots of people with invites! I have been wanting gmail for quite some time! ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/48 "2005-04-07T16:08:11Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > Invites here too. Drop me an e-mail at madagu at aol dot com. Thanks for the invite **Amp**! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/49 "2005-04-07T16:45:25Z")
I still have 37 invites. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/50 "2005-04-12T16:08:41Z")
And now I’m back to 50! ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/51 "2005-04-12T18:00:58Z")
It looks like invites are outweighing requests here, but if anyone wants one e-mail me at rummunkey [at] gmail dot com. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837/52 "2005-04-20T13:43:30Z")
I’ve been replenished again to 50 invites, so anybody who wants one email me at revtim at gmail dot com with an appropriate subject line. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-now-2-gig-who-wants-an-invite/297837.md?page=2)