[TriLUG] OT: When did GMail prostitution get so popular?

[Matt Pusateri]

> I don't know, but I'll offer a free gmail invite to whoever comes up
> with the best answer. ;-)
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 11:15:48AM -0400, bp wrote:
>> "Explain the meaning of life to me and I'll send you a Gmail invite."
>>
>> When did pimping out Gmail invites get so popular?  Every day i check
>> the
>> list I see another person asking a question with a dangling
>> gmail-invite for the best answer.


I was going to leave this thread alone, but as my Grandma likes to tell me
"You hate peace"

1. First if I offend anyone I am sorry

2. I think the gmail invites have spurred some good discusions (although
most way over my head)

3. Maybe someone with a Gmail account can weigh in here, but I don't see
why I would want one?  I don't want google analyzing every email I send
and then inserting their own content (ie ads, etc) into my mail.  If they
aren't doing this then I have misunderstood.  Also I don't know if I like
the we will keep your email forever even if you delete it?  Again if I
have misunderstood let me know.  I don't think I need 1G of email of
course it is nice that I got 100M from my throw away yahoo account because
of it.  But maybe I just don't get it because I am lucky enough for my
employer to let me have a server on their IP space, and thus just run my
own mail server.

4. If I would get a Gmail account from someone who is pimping one, would
that make me their Gmail Ho?


Matt Pusateri