Ah, yes, very good point. I didn't mean to insinuate that Gmail was the first. Hotmail rocked when it came out and made me a happy customer when I could have a

Ah, yes, very good point. I didn't mean to insinuate that Gmail was the first. Hotmail rocked when it came out and made me a happy customer when I could have a personal email address that wouldn't change. Gmail entered later in the game and "bought" new users with massive free storage and a more modern web interface.