[plug] Gmail Accounts

[Simon Scott]

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:44 am, Trevor Phillips wrote:
> I logged in this morn to find Gmail have graciously allowed me to invite a
> couple more people. Are there any PLUGgers who're really keen (or
> moderately interested) in getting an account?

Can anyone actually explain to me what the big attraction is?

People were paying for gmail accounts on ebay? why?

How does it differ from normal webmail, apart from all the advertising?