I have Gmail's to give away. PM if you want one.

[auntAgonist]

[datasuspect]

1. me too . . .

i'd really like to give mine away, gmail is tremendously awesome.

and NO, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET ONE WITHOUT AN INVITE . . .

[1monster]

2. So, just what exactly is Gmail?

For those of us who were not paying attention earlier....

[auntAgonist]

3. It's googles answer to hotmail.

It's not a bad service. Message me if you'd like to try it.

[datasuspect]

7. clean interface

miniscule text ads (not irritating pics/animated gifs/flash), full searchability using google's proprietary technology, grouping of emails in terms of conversations, etc.

furthest thing from hotmail. i just really like the clean interface.

[livinginphotographs]

4. Quick question about invites....

How do you get those? I have a gmail account, but I've never been given the opportunity to hand out invites to sign up.

[auntAgonist]

5. There's a box

on the bottom left corner of your gmail Inbox. That's where 'they' put the number of invites you have.

I think I had gmail for a couple of weeks till I noticed the "50" invites.

[livinginphotographs]

8. There's no box in my inbox.

:cry:

[auntAgonist]

10. maybe you've not had gmail long enough?

it's called "invite friends" just below the "labels" box and the "contacts" box. Click on the arrow for the box to 'open'

[livinginphotographs]

11. I've been trying to use it as much as possible.

I don't want to change my default email, but I'd like to get invites.

Just so I'm cool like that...

[auntAgonist]

13. It's a random thing I think ...(?)

from Googles Gmail help page.

Gmail gives users the ability to invite friends to sign up for Gmail accounts. If you don't happen to see a blue 'Invite a friend' box in your account, please be patient -- Gmail invitations are always randomly distributed.

If you have the ability to invite friends to try out Gmail, you'll see the 'Invite a friend' box on the left side of your Gmail account. Just enter your friend's email address in the text box, and click 'Send Invite' to instantly send an invitation. If the person you're sending an invitation to is in your Contacts list, Gmail will auto-complete his or her email address for you. And finally, if you'd like to look at the invitation you're about to send, click 'preview invite.' While previewing the invite, you can also personalize the message that will be sent to your friend.

If you should run out of invitations, you'll no longer see the option to invite more friends to create Gmail accounts. For now, we can't give you more invites, even if you ask nicely or offer to tattoo Gmail on some part of your body. (You'd be amazed at what people will offer for a Gmail invitation.) Gmail may, however, randomly grant invitations to your account as they become available in the future.

http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7403&query=invites&topic=0&type=f&ctx=search

[ghostsofgiants]

6. Yeah, I've got 50 invites to give away

[Stop_the_War]

9. I have Gmail...and I need to ask something

Can you attach music files to your messages? I need to send someone some songs but don't know how.

[datasuspect]

12. upload your music files

as attachments.

i send mp3s this way . . .

[markbowen]

14. I want one but I can't send PMs

I don't have enough posts to PM anyone! How many times does one have to post before you can PM?

[LoZoccolo]

15. What do you need when we PM you?

A different email address?

[auntAgonist]

16. just PM with an email where i can send the invite.