[Gllug] [OT] gmail invites

[Russell G. Howe]

On Sat, Aug 28, 2004 at 01:38:26PM +0100, Rob Crowther wrote:
> Pip wrote:
> >All very generous, but what is a gmail invite? Yes, I've heard about 
> >gmail, but what does an invite do?
> >
> While gmail is still beta the only way to get an account is to be 
> invited by a current user.  The current users only receive a limited 
> number of invites.

The more cynical might suggest that it's a marketing ploy to try and
stir up a sense of exclusivity.

It could also be considered a method to stop people signing up in order
to get a base from which to s[cp]am people, as well as a way to collect a
whole web of information (similar to orkut) about who is related to who.

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