The first e-mail in my original Gmail account on April 25, 2004

plain.md

First off, welcome. And thanks for agreeing to help us test Gmail. By now you probably know the key ways in which Gmail differs from traditional webmail services. Searching instead of filing. A free gigabyte of storage. Messages displayed in context as conversations.

So what else is new?

Gmail has many other special features that will become apparent as you use your account. You’ll find answers to most of your questions in our searchable help section, which includes a Getting Started guide. You'll find information there on such topics as:

• How to use address auto-complete
• Setting up filters for incoming mail
• Using advanced search options

You may also have noticed some text ads or related links to the right of this message. They're placed there in the same way that ads are placed alongside Google search results and, through our AdSense program, on content pages across the web. The matching of ads to content in your Gmail messages is performed entirely by computers; never by people. Because the ads and links are matched to information that is of interest to you, we hope you'll find them relevant and useful.

You're one of the very first people to use Gmail. Your input will help determine how it evolves, so we encourage you to send your feedback, suggestions and questions to us. But mostly, we hope you'll enjoy experimenting with Google's approach to email.

Speedy Delivery,

The Gmail Team

p.s. You can sign in to your account any time by visiting http://gmail.google.com

raw.txt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
To:Peter Cooper <pcooper@gmail.com>
From: Gmail Team <gmail-noreply@google.com>
Subject: Gmail is different. Here's what you need to know.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
<p>First off, welcome. And thanks 
  for agreeing to help us test Gmail. By now you probably know the key ways in 
  which Gmail differs from traditional webmail services. Searching instead of 
  filing. A free gigabyte of storage. Messages displayed in context as conversations.
</p>
<p>So what else is new?</p>
<p>Gmail has many other special features that will become apparent as you use 
  your account. You&#8217;ll find answers to most of your questions in our searchable 
  <a href="http://gmail.google.com/support/">help</a> section, which includes 
  a <a href="http://gmail.google.com/gmail/help/start.html">Getting Started guide</a>. 
  You'll find information there on such topics as:</p>
<ul>
<li>How to use address auto-complete</li>
<li>Setting up filters for incoming mail</li>
<li>Using advanced search options</li></ul>
<p>You may also have noticed some text ads or related links to the right of this 
  message. They're placed there in the same way that ads are placed alongside 
  Google search results and, through our AdSense program, on content pages across 
  the web. The matching of ads to content in your Gmail messages is performed 
  entirely by computers; never by people. Because the ads and links are matched 
  to information that is of interest to you, we hope you'll find them relevant 
  and useful.</p>
<p>You're one of the very first people to use Gmail. Your input will help 
  determine how it evolves, so we encourage you to send your feedback, suggestions 
  and questions to us. But mostly, we hope you'll enjoy experimenting with 
  Google's approach to email. </p>
<p><br>
  Speedy Delivery, </p>
<p> The Gmail Team</p>
<p>p.s. You can sign in to your account any time by visiting 
<a href="http://gmail.google.com">http://gmail.google.com</a><br>
</p>
</font>