On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:15:37 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>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

I had neither an invitation nor used a mobile in signing up. Stale
information in your pantry. Time to houseclean.


jim