GMAIL is down, nobody noticed here?

georgebing · 12 Aug 2008, 03:18 PM

Wow, am I the only one posting on this? Nobody here uses gmail at all?

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ere-sorry.html

Google says sorry, and that is supposed to make it all ok....I use their mail for archiving only so it was not particularly painful except that everyone talks about how great Google is, and when it goes down, the world seems "ok" with it...I recall the days when Hotmail was down and there was hell, funny how the world works...

mike1977 · 12 Aug 2008, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgebing

Wow, am I the only one posting on this? Nobody here uses gmail at all?

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ere-sorry.html

Google says sorry, and that is supposed to make it all ok....I use their mail for archiving only so it was not particularly painful except that everyone talks about how great Google is, and when it goes down, the world seems "ok" with it...I recall the days when Hotmail was down and there was hell, funny how the world works...

It sucks when it happens to one of the most reliable...but nothing is perfect.

emailmaniac · 12 Aug 2008, 04:37 PM

Extensive discussion of the outage has been going on here all day.... all shrewdly concealed in the "Google Gmail Forum."

The outage even made the New York Times...
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...-day-blackout/

chrisretusn · 12 Aug 2008, 07:00 PM

Was this problem only with the Web interface?

I have not experienced problems with Gmail using POP3.

I only use Gmail for non important stuff. After all it is still in beta testing.

**CyberSmurf** · 12 Aug 2008, 07:35 PM

I was at work at the time. As far as I know, it didn't affect me

**CyberSmurf** · 12 Aug 2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by georgebing

Wow, am I the only one posting on this? Nobody here uses gmail at all?

...

Seems like a few EMD members were affected.
http://www.emaildiscussions.com/show...247#post458247

David · 12 Aug 2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisretusn

Was this problem only with the Web interface?

I have not experienced problems with Gmail using POP3.

I only use Gmail for non important stuff. After all it is still in beta testing.

IMAP was down for me as well as the web interface. I did not check using POP.

drew · 12 Aug 2008, 11:37 PM

Works good today though.

But I agree, one expect them to always be up. To have
some kind of 24/7 backup but folks it is Beta you know.

Smart to always be beta. 50 years from now they are
still in beta status.

Merovingian · 13 Aug 2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by drew

Smart to always be beta. 50 years from now they are still in beta status.

I don't think it's smart, I think it shows a lack of commitment. A handy excuse for when things like yesterday happen.

chrisretusn · 13 Aug 2008, 01:25 PM

Agree, not smart, but they are constantly making changes; calling it Gmail Beta gives them a convenient excuse to fall back on (CYA).

theog · 13 Aug 2008, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew

Works good today though.

But I agree, one expect them to always be up. To have
some kind of 24/7 backup but folks it is Beta you know.

Smart to always be beta. 50 years from now they are
still in beta status.

Smart? If Microsoft did something like that people would call it deceitful or some other choice words.

But it is smart to always backup your email. I have no simpathy for someone who says "I lost everything it is x fault." No, it is not "x" fault, YOU did not have a backup. Dumba

I stopped using my google account some time ago though... Terrible service... and I knew it months ago... google needs to step up. Heck, even grandcentral is going under.

Temmokan · 17 Aug 2008, 11:34 AM

Gmail.com was one of the most reliable email service providers I used.

I use both @gmail.com account and Premier edition of their email services. They both work fine enough, if ever were severe outages, they somehow missed me (I use email often, even on weekends).

As for 'permanently beta', their groups were in beta for a long time, and finally they are in production/stable status.

Anyway I think that one shouldn't *demand* anything from free email services, just suggest and notify them if there are any problems.

William9 · 17 Aug 2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by theog

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I stopped using my google account some time ago though... Terrible service... and I knew it months ago... google needs to step up. Heck, even grandcentral is going under.

I've observed little change in GrandCentral, since I received a number in December. But, I'm curious: why you think it is going under?

12 Aug 2008, 03:18 PM	#1
georgebing Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 187	GMAIL is down, nobody noticed here? Wow, am I the only one posting on this? Nobody here uses gmail at all? http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ere-sorry.html Google says sorry, and that is supposed to make it all ok....I use their mail for archiving only so it was not particularly painful except that everyone talks about how great Google is, and when it goes down, the world seems "ok" with it...I recall the days when Hotmail was down and there was hell, funny how the world works...

12 Aug 2008, 04:37 PM	#3
emailmaniac Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Southern California, U.S.A. Posts: 212	Extensive discussion of the outage has been going on here all day.... all shrewdly concealed in the "Google Gmail Forum." The outage even made the New York Times... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...-day-blackout/

12 Aug 2008, 07:00 PM	#4
chrisretusn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 846	Was this problem only with the Web interface? I have not experienced problems with Gmail using POP3. I only use Gmail for non important stuff. After all it is still in beta testing.

12 Aug 2008, 07:35 PM	#5
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,011	I was at work at the time. As far as I know, it didn't affect me

12 Aug 2008, 11:37 PM	#8
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Works good today though. But I agree, one expect them to always be up. To have some kind of 24/7 backup but folks it is Beta you know. Smart to always be beta. 50 years from now they are still in beta status.

13 Aug 2008, 01:25 PM	#10
chrisretusn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 846	Agree, not smart, but they are constantly making changes; calling it Gmail Beta gives them a convenient excuse to fall back on (CYA).

17 Aug 2008, 11:34 AM	#12
Temmokan Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Novosibirsk Posts: 31	Gmail.com was one of the most reliable email service providers I used. I use both @gmail.com account and Premier edition of their email services. They both work fine enough, if ever were severe outages, they somehow missed me (I use email often, even on weekends). As for 'permanently beta', their groups were in beta for a long time, and finally they are in production/stable status. Anyway I think that one shouldn't demand anything from free email services, just suggest and notify them if there are any problems.