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If you were having problems accessing your Gmail account yesterday afternoon, you weren't the only one. A glitch in Google's immensely popular online e-mail system kept most people out of their inboxes yesterday, a problem that was so widespread Google felt compelled to offer up a formal apology via its blog.The problem apparently was related to the contacts system portion of Gmail, which enables you to find and e-mail your friends and associates. But no need to worry -- everything was sorted within a few hours, and it's business as usual now. That's a stark contrast to the continuing woes of Apple's MobileMe system, which was declared "stable" two weeks ago. However, users are still finding frequent issues accessing their mail online, and Apple's not exactly jumping forward with any explanation of what's going on or when it'll be fixed. This is despite Apple charging $99-per-year for MobileMe, versus the entirely free Gmail. Needless to say, in the world of online services you don't always get what you pay for. [Source: The Official Gmail Blog, and ars technica]
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Subscribe to commentsMadMikeAug 12th 2008 9:07AM
The only thing that really sucked is that I was waiting for an important e-mail when Gmail went down. Isn't that always the case. It can't go down when I'm fishing off the coast of Costa Rica where I could care less about my e-mail.
rosemary dumontAug 13th 2008 10:59AM
Well _ I have seen nothing about trouble with Google Groups. I am manager of about 8 groups. Now I am locked out of Groups with my google email address (I had to set up a new account just to post my problem on the help page) - and about half of my groups are now missing entirely. When I click on the url for my missing groups, I am told they don't exist. i HAVE LOST ALL MY CONTACTS FOR MY GROUPS. THAT WILL TEACH ME TO KEEP A PRINT COPY OF ALL MY GROUP CONTACTS IN THE FUTURE. This has been going on for about 36 hours now. When will Groups be fixed and when will I be able to log in again with my main google email ACCOUNT?
retro77Aug 13th 2008 1:45PM
Have you contacted help? They should be up now.