ensenadajim wrote:
> 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
>
I think you must have gotten lucky, jim. I believe they made it "open"
registration for the first XXXXXX number of people, and now its by some
sort of invite only. If I try to register now, it tells me I need an
invitation.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy