About Gmail

Gmail, officially Google Mail in Germany and the United Kingdom, is a free Web-based email (webmail), POP3 and IMAP e-mail service provided by Google. On April 1, 2004 the product began as an invitation-only beta release. On February 7, 2007 the beta version was opened to the general public. With an initial storage capacity of 1 GB, it drastically increased the standard for free storage.

Gmail currently offers over 6500 MB of free storage (increasing approximately 3.348 MB daily), with an additional 10 GB available for US$20 per year. It has a search-oriented interface and a 'conversation view' similar to an internet forum. Gmail is well-known for its use of the Ajax programming technique in its design, and has tens of millions of users.