Do people really use Gmail?

[Burned_Alive]

I signed up for two accounts when it first started in 04/05 or whenever it was, however I never used them and therefore never gave out the addresses or used them on any websites.

I retrieved them today (to my amazement) and I had 200+ spam emails in each. Not so unusual you might expect, however gmail deletes spam older than 30 days.

200+ spam messages in a month on an account that has never seen the light of day? What must it be like for people who actually use their accounts? Is this normal?

 

[Burned_Alive]

Interesting to read everyones take on it.

Amusingly I did also find a lot of emails from people who had obviously got the email wrong of someone with the same name as me. Obviously I replied to them all....

 

[Burned_Alive]

Well, seeing as all your reviews are positively glowing, I may well give it a shot by redirecting my domain emails through gmail. Would be handy to have webmail access as well as outlook.

 

[Burned_Alive]

I've been using gmail since I signed up in 2005, use it religiously and as such, i'd expect to get a lot of spam. I don't get a single piece of actual spam, can't remember the last time I did.

What do you people sign upto?

Just referring to my op, the two accounts had never been used or passed on, ever.