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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 6600 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.

Overview

Overview	Information
Address	www.gmail.com or mail.google.com
Overall score
POP
IMAP
SMTP
Mobile
Fully Web 2.0 (Ajax)
Antivirus
Antispam
SSL (Web / https)
SSL-POP
SSL-IMAP
SSL-SMTP
Search capability	All Content
Sorting
Free ads
Storage	Over 6 GB and increasing
Attachment size	20 MB
From login page to inbox	1 step
Address book

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