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aalishan
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GMail Drive
GMail
Drive is a free shell namespace extension ("add-on") for Microsoft
Windows Explorer. It allows a user to create a new network share on the
workstation. In order to use this add-on, a user needs a Gmail email
account. The add-on enables a user to use the normal Windows desktop
file copy and paste commands to transfer files to and from the Gmail
account as if it were a drive on the computer..
FunctionThe
Inbox of a Gmail account is used to store the files. Consequently,
GMail Drive cannot accept files sized greater than 10 MB, Google's
limit on e-mail attachment sizes, or executable or zip
files, which are not allowed as attachments. Moreover, GMail Drive can
connect to one account on multiple computers. A multi-user file server
can be emulated by creating a Gmail account with a distributed login
and password, though this method is not particularly secure. The
computer must be connected to Internet and must have access to Gmail. A
broadband connection is a practical, though not formal, necessity.
GMail Drive periodically checks the mail account (using the Gmail
search function) to see if new files have arrived and to rebuild the
directory structures.
WarningGMail Drive is
an experimental package which can be compromised if Google changes
Gmail API, though Gmail Drive would likely update to reflect such a
change. Use of GMail Drive may violate the Gmail terms of service.
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mondine
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:53 am Post subject: |
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Yes, the Gmail drive has been mentioned in a couple of threads, before.
You might consider doing a quick search before posting 'new' topics.
Also, as you're quoting their page, please use the appropriate "Quote" tags in your posts, and include a link to the material you are quoting.
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aalishan
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: |
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i like Gmail Drive coz i use a dial up connection, and i can easily send files to my mail box by using Gmail drive
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aalishan
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:01 am Post subject: |
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| mondine wrote: | Yes, the Gmail drive has been mentioned in a couple of threads, before.
You might consider doing a quick search before posting 'new' topics.
Also, as you're quoting their page, please use the appropriate "Quote" tags in your posts, and include a link to the material you are quoting.
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thanks for the reply  next time i will do this ... |
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thibeaz
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:49 am Post subject: |
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| That sounds very usefull I saw it a couple of times on the www. I just never used it |
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thibeaz
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| sorry the www is actually not a link at all |
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mondine
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Okay, thibeaz, this is the third time, now.
Please, use the edit button, if you have something to add to your post (or if you wish to change something),
instead of posting two in a row.
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razashan
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: Re:Gmail Drive |
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I first time heard about it.
Its a great thing.I will try it.
I need more things like this from Google
Google should make new things and then Microsoft will copy it
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:17 am Post subject: |
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woW!
GMail Drive is a great thing
i like it.
i think i should send useful things to Gmail through Gmail Drive |
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Pepper
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:19 am Post subject: |
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i got a it a while back, but i never really used it ....guess its just all in how you use your email.
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mondine
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:24 am Post subject: |
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I use it quite a bit.
With this creaky old computer, and not much drive space, I use a couple of accounts for
back-ups, original installation programs, and large files that are farely used.
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andrew247
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: |
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I had lots of problems with it.
First, half the files I had to upload had a filename which was too long.
Secondly, I have pop3 setup, so whatever files I uploaded were immediately downloaded to my computer again 
And thirdly, I couldn't be bothered with the upload process etc.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| andrew247 wrote: | I had lots of problems with it.
First, half the files I had to upload had a filename which was too long.
Secondly, I have pop3 setup, so whatever files I uploaded were immediately downloaded to my computer again
And thirdly, I couldn't be bothered with the upload process etc. |
ya..that file name too long name wasn't too fun to deal with 
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mondine
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Well, I'm organized enough that I know what I'll be uploading, name the files accordingly, and leave them
in an 'upload' folder to dump them in at my leisure while I'm doing other things.
I also have accounts dedicated to storage, and only do POP3 on my regular mail accounts.
It is indeed wonderful to be me.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: |
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try the extension gspace, if you're using firefox...
it works like an ftp client... try it. it's gdrive, but simpler |
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