Re: How did the first Gmail users get their accounts?

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From: NormanM
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:44

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In article <ACCB6AAF38410.2534722222@si93kru1.poster>, wylbur37 says...

> A curious question ...

> Currently, Gmail accounts are only available by invitations 
> sent by existing users of Gmail.

> But how did the first users of Gmail get their accounts
> if there were no existing users before them to send invitations?

Same place that chickens came from before they laid eggs? Some GMail 
employees offered invitations to friends and family members, I would guess.

-- 
Norman
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