GMAIL Down for 4.75 hours and Counting…
As of 12:00 PM PDT (and maybe earlier, that was the first time I checked email today) my gmail account (dylan.thomas@gmail.com) has been inaccessible, giving the following error page instead of my usually overflowing inbox:

Due to the distributed nature of gmail, everyone else I know has working email, but mine is down. I’ve had my account so long, perhaps some of the original gmail servers just died.
Google, if you’re listening, fix it soon, or I’m moving to Yahoo! I’ve been a Google Advocate for years, but I just can’t afford to be without email when I need it most.
[Update: After 5 hours, my gmail account was finally accessible again.]
Nathan wrote:
well, it looks like it struck again. I’m in Florida and my GMail has been down with the same error all afternoon. I dug around the web a little, and it looks like it’s pretty widespread.
Posted on 11-Aug-08 at 2:28 pm | Permalink