On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:57:07 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>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.


I did not see any invitation required in the directions I gave Steve
below. Try those.


jim