I have 6 gmail invites up for grabs. What gmail is is an email service from google. They give 1gig of free storage. Apparently it is still in beta and therefore not available to the general public yet. I like it because of their spam protection. Instead of deleting messages all messages are archived and searchable. Not sure if I'm crazy about that because it seems that you could accumulate a gig of used space and then what? First in first out overflow? I don't know. Guess I'll find out though. You don't need a google account for this. Teepi, I'll save one for you if you think you'll want it. Let me know. It will be first come first served. Steve in Virginia
I could always use another e-mail account as i am going to have 2 auction names on e-bay...one for my paintings one for my panties...lol (I'M KIDDING!!!!) One for paint one for all my other stuff I sell. So should I send youthe name I want??? Oh, I have a book I'm sending you on Saturday, about the stuff we talked about. Thanks for thinking of me, teepi
HMMM...maybe I will rethink this one. Although I just planned to use it to set up an account, I don't think I should support something that may be underhanded and trying to pass the buck.....
i read that g mail thingy, but screw it, if hte government want to fuck me up the ass, they have enough information readily available to them to do so. hook me up with a g-mail invite pornlover6996@hotmail.com
I did not know that! Thanks Southernman for that very useful info. I work with a guy who is an honest to god computer scientist who recomended this to me. I am going to take him that information and tell him to do his homework. Don't know how you found out about this but I will surely pass it along. I am sorry and stupid and I hereby am withdrawing my offer until further notice. Thanks again, Steve in Virginia
No No steve, you're not stupid. I didn't know it either. as alot of others. Not your fault, shame that alot of 'em are up while we're sleeping, coming up with ways to screw us even more... You were just being your nice self and sharing.
We had big discussions and warnings about gmail a few weeks ago here at Germany but this wouldn't have helped you, all in german language. Guess, what I did? I searched at the american google for 'gmail' and found this page. LOL Wow, for the record, this is my post #300
southern you bastard now i don't get a gmail invite!! what about for the rest of us who are already screwed if the governmnt wants to nail us?
i mean are you gonna talk about bombin airplanes and buildings? im not i just want a new email and i want a GMAIL
Everybody up to his own decision. But if I've informations about something, what my brothers and sisters here don't have, I'll spread it. I'm learnig a lot here from others too.
An Israeli hacker reveals: A security hole in Gmail allows the compromise of users' email boxes – without the need of a password מאת: Nitzan Weidenfeld, Nana NetLife Magazine 23:23 27/10/2004So you’ve got a Gmail mail account? Or maybe you’ve just received an invitation? Well, we have some bad news for you: Your mail box is exposed. A major security hole in Google's mail service, allows full access to user accounts, without the need of a password. "Everything could get publicly exposed – your received mails might be readable, as well as all of your sent mail, and furthermore – anyone could send and receive mail under your name", thus reveals Nir Goldshlagger, an Israeli hacker, on an exclusive interview with Nana NetLife Magazine. "Even more alarming", he explains, "is the fact that the hack itself is quite simple. All that is needed of the malicious hacker, beside knowledge of the specific technique, is quite basic computer knowledge, the victim's username – and that’s it, he's inside". When approached, Google admitted to the security flaw. Google also assured us that this matter is being resolved, and that "the company will go to any length to protect its users". The flaw which was discovered by Goldshlagger and was tested many times by Nana's editorial board had shown an alarming success rate. In order not to further jeopardize mail boxes' owners, we will only disclose that the process is based upon a security breach in the service's identity authentication. It allows the hacker to "snatch" the victims cookie file (a file planted in the victim's computer used to identify him) using a seemingly innocent link (which directs to Gmail's site itself). Once stolen, this cookie file allows the hacker to identify himself as the victim, without the need of a password. Even if the victim does change his password afterwards, it will be to no avail. "The system authenticates the hacker as the victim, using the stolen cookie file. Thus no password is involved in the authentication process. The victim can change his password as many times as he pleases, and it still won't stop the hacker from using his box", explains Goldshlagger. Whether hackers have already used this method to compromise users' accounts is unclear at the moment. Matters are several times worse when it comes to a service such as Gmail. Besides the obvious blow to Google's seemingly spotless image, we're looking here at a major threat to anyone who has turned to Gmail as his major email box. "Because Gmail offers a gigabyte of storage, several times bigger than most other web based mail services, users hardly delete any old correspondence", says Goldshlagger. "The result is a huge amount of mail accumulating in the users' boxes, which frequently include bank notices, passwords, private documents and other files the user wanted to backup. Who ever takes a hold of this data, could literally take over the victim's life and identity". Ofer Elzam, a security expert for "Aladdin", who examined the security hole at Nana's Netlife request, explains: "This is a major threat, for the following reasons: First – the users have no way of protecting themselves. Second – it's quite easy to carry out, and third – it allows identity theft, which is nothing less than a serious danger to the victim". "On the bright side", he adds, "its a good thing that this hole was found now, before the service was officially announced and offered to millions of users world-wide. I reckon it's just a matter of time before an automatic tool is made, which would allow even the less computer-savvy people to exploit this hack. The damage, needless to say, could be huge" Is there a way, after all, to protect ourselves in the face of this danger? Elzam does not bear good news on the matter. "The only immediate solution that comes to mind is not using Gmail to store any messages or files that might be maliciously used. At least until Google attends to this problem" Source here
I was given an invite for gmail over a month ago.I went to the site and read about it.My decision didn't take long,,,,,,,NO WAY!Peace
If you still have any, I would like to try it out. Could you invite me at my email address of yankeeharp@yahoo.com? Thanks.
