Stan Horwitz wrote:

> You don't need an invitation to open up a free gmail account. That
> policy was online during gmail's beta test period. Anyone who wants a
> gmail account now can get one simply by going to
>
> http://gmail.google.com
>
> and following the directions to open an account.

Really?

"Can I sign up without the invitation code? Or without a mobile phone?

You need to receive and enter a special invitation code in order to
create an account. Currently, we are only sending these codes as text
messages to mobile phones....."

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...er=22245&hl=en

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Chatty Cathy