GMail Drive shell extension 1.0.5
Posted by Courage on 15 January 2005 - 13:03 · 15 comments & 3695 views
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#1 Posted by The Cub on 15 Jan 2005 - 13:23
- Can you save stuff directly from the web to this drive?
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#1.1 Posted by advancedboy on 15 Jan 2005 - 16:19
- I've never tried, but I don't think it's possible because the extension uses Drag and Drop and Send To: instead of a browse for file window. Just download the file on your computer, and upload to your Gmail Drive
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#2 Posted by XxDesmus_MODxX on 15 Jan 2005 - 16:44
- change log?
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#3 Posted by kyro on 15 Jan 2005 - 19:12
- i am too paranoid to use it ... whats the gaurentee that the creaters of this arent sniffing ur tracks?
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#3.1 Posted by nic on 15 Jan 2005 - 19:53
- well. You don't want to store program cracks/warez/ or kiddie porn on your gmail account. That, and possible documents that could be traced back to all your mob activities, kyro.
What exactly are you going to keep their that your afraid they are going to be sniffing? -
#3.2 Posted by kyro on 16 Jan 2005 - 13:47
- lol i had such a nice loud laugh .. took 10 mins to recover.
my gmail acc is filled with neowin thread alerts and reply alerts and some usual friends email . ecards and nothing else.
wht i meant by sniffing track is the gmail driv ext programming also sending the password of ur email to the programme creators .. whts the gaurentee it doesnt do that? -
#3.3 Posted by Sub on 16 Jan 2005 - 18:40
- How about the gaurentee that if you were smart enough, you could just tcpdump or equvilent and see the exact stream, where it connects, and what exactly its sending.
To top it off, this extention has been around for about 5 months, used by alot of hackers, and it would have been exposed as a keylogger within days....
Take off the tin hat, its safe...
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#4 Posted by cormack on 15 Jan 2005 - 21:49
- This is one way to "force" Gmail to be a service you have to pay for in the future.
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#5 Posted by dannymp3 on 15 Jan 2005 - 22:49
- I don't understand why Google would care for this program to be used. Any Gmail user can "Compose" an email, and attach up to 10 MBytes of files, and upload. Which will "slow" down the server. And just keep doing it over and over again.
I like this program, but don't use it, simply because i've heard some have lost there account due to using it. I did however use it before, and still have the files uploaded to my email account, which are just some pictures of friends.
But it's Google's service, and whenever you search there help about "Gmail Drive" all it has is a redirect link to there TOS. So I don't understand why they won't make it clear on whether they want there users using it or not. I looked thourghly through the TOS, but still have not found anything that could ban an account for the use of this program.
Ahh well...
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#6 Posted by Sudip on 17 Jan 2005 - 17:58
- Come on everybody use it! I already sold by my HardDisk..........whts the need? its 1GB drive,..............700MB for XP and rest for Programs & Backup !
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#7 Posted by mr_scruff on 19 Jan 2005 - 14:57
- any chance of this being released for os x?
Ever since Google started to offer users a GMail e-mail account, which includes storage space of a 1000 megabytes, you have had plenty of storage space but not a lot to fill it up with. With GMail Drive you can easily copy files to your GMail account and retrieve them again. When you create a new file using GMail Drive, it generates an e-mail and posts it to your account. The e-mail appears in your normal Inbox folder, and the file is attached as an e-mail attachment. GMail Drive periodically checks your mail account (using the GMail search function) to see if new files have arrived and to rebuild the directory structures.
But basically GMail Drive acts as any other hard-drive installed on your computer. You can copy files to and from the GMail Drive folder simply by using drag'n'drop like you're used to with the normal Explorer folders. Because the GMail files will clutter up your Inbox folder, you may wish to create a filter in GMail to automatically move the files (prefixed with the GMAILFS letters) to your archived mail folder.
Please note that GMail Drive is still an experimental tool. There's still a number of limitations of the file-system (such as total filename size must be less than 40 characters), and it doesn't make full use of the secure internet protocols available.
SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade from either Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to Windows XP, the game port devices may not be available.
CAUSE
This problem can occur because the upgrade process has not automatically upgraded the game port devices. The drivers and the configuration of game port devices is different in Windows XP in comparison to Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, add the game port devices after the upgrade process is completed. In Control Panel, double-click Game Controllers, click Add, and then add the devices.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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