Techweb notes that Google have amended the terms and conditions for their GMail service, warning users that they may not “sell, trade, resell, or otherwise exploit for any unauthorized commercial purpose or transfer any Gmail account.”
Bartering invitations, however, is still permitted as long as money doesn't change hands. A cottage industry spawned by gmailswap.com puts eager owners of invitations in contact with the desperate, who will do seemingly anything to get a Gmail account.
A gmailswap.com poster claiming to be a 23-year-old, “hot enough” woman, for instance, promised to act out any episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in exchange for an account.
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