[AuckLUG] Re: Google calenders

[Karl.]

On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 03:48:52PM +1300, ken at lomax.gen.nz wrote:
> Uhh, yes it is a big deal! To get a gmail account you have to supply a 
> phone number of else obtain a number from someone who already has a gmail 
> account.

I created a gmail account yesterday, for a friend - it never asked me 
for a phone number or other 'real' ID.  I didn't use an invite, and I 
used a hotmail account for the lost-password backup address.  I think 
maybe they gave me preferential treatment because I was using a dvorak 
keyboard and typing real slow...  :-)  

Karl.

(BTW: I agree with providing as little info on the web as is reasonably 
possible.  Furthermore, I am amused to discover that of all the lists I 
am on, doing a google search for my email address reveals that only 
nzlug carelessly shows my address on a public webpage - somewhat 
sloppy of someone, methinks)