I also suffered the same, in my case I got suspended two times. First time, I could recover my account (2 or 3 days later), but then, I had to wait for about 5

I also suffered the same, in my case I got suspended two times. First time, I could recover my account (2 or 3 days later), but then, I had to wait for about 5 months... and it's such an horrible thing ... (and makes you think about google and it's situation, or how almost everybody uses at least one google product). By the way: I currently run my own email server, but I couldn't resist myself, so I have a little weird configuration. My email servers stores a copy of every mail received, then sends it back to my Google Apps account (that can be done easily with a few tweaks). At least I can enjoy Google talk and the Gmail interface, without the fear of losing everything if I get suspended one more time (I hope not).