Gmail is a free, search-based
e-mail (Web mail) service,
which is accessible from a
Web browser anywhere in
the world. Gmail includes more than 2,000
MB (two
gigabytes) of storage. The backbone of Gmail is a powerful Google
search engine that quickly finds any message an account owner has ever sent or
received. When Gmail displays an e-mail, it automatically shows all the
replies to that e-mail as well, so users can view a message in the context of a
conversation. There are no
pop-ups or untargeted
banner ads in Gmail, which
places relevant
text ads and links to related
Web pages adjacent to e-mail
messages.
As of June 2005, Gmail is presently part of a preview release and limited test accounts
are available.