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Re:20 years ago Gmail revolutionized email. It's time for a ... by brutal_chaos_ on Monday April 15, 2024 @11:33AM (#40041925)
Yes it was. It took years before I had a limit. I used to use gmail like google drive well before drive existed. There was even a tool called gmaildrive(0).

(0): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMail_Drive

Edit to Add: Apparently the storage wasn't unlimited? At least from a cursory look at Wikipedia. Huh. Memory is a funny thing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail

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Re:20 years ago Gmail revolutionized email. It's time for a ... by globular-toast on Monday April 15, 2024 @11:55AM (#40042233)
I'm surprised too, but the screenshot showing "You are are currently using ... of your 1000GB" brings back memories. Maybe it's because back then 1GB of email storage seemed essentially unlimited?
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