# I just got a GMail invite... from Gmail!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 18, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816 "2005-02-18T23:51:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816/1 "2005-02-18T23:51:12Z")

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I’ve had a Gmail account for months now, and have 50 unused invites sitting in my account. So it’s not surprising that I completely forgot that I had signed up for the “Gmail account waiting list” that they offer when you go there without an invitation.

Amusingly, I just got my official invitation from Gmail.

I suppose this means they’re nearing officially opening their services to the general public?

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**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816/2 "2005-02-18T23:52:38Z")

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But why is it asking me to sign up for an account? I _have_ my account… weird.

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**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816/3 "2005-02-19T00:46:01Z")

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I got one too. Thought I’d given them an address that would have landed the invite in my Gmail inbox, but nope, it went to one I rarely use… Kind of peculiar to hear them talking about all the cool new features when I’ve been using them for months.

GT

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**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816/4 "2005-02-19T01:25:57Z")

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Me too. I believe back in the day before I got an invite, I signed up on the main Gmail page to be emailed news about updates, maybe this is it? A little late, though.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816/5 "2005-02-19T01:32:48Z")

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> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#):
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> I suppose this means they’re nearing officially opening their services to the general public?

I hope so. I am getting really tired of the deluge of invites they keep sending me.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-gmail-invite-from-gmail/290816/6 "2005-02-19T01:49:41Z")

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Yep, I got one today too - it went to my account at my old university, which is forwarded to my gmail account. So I got a gmail invite at my gmail address.