Gmail as a server?

[virus1]

I just had a stroke of genius. What if, one could harness Gmail's huge amount of server space and somehow have it host your files as if a web server? I don't personally know if it could be done.

[vniow]

Got a PC? (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000640033887/)

[virus1]

oh.. well i wasn't first with it, but as long as it is possible. i have an old hp from 8 years ago, and i doubt it will handle this, but i will give it a try..

[Daveway]

I'm no expert, but I don't think this would be ideal for hosting a site on. You would have logon to access files.

I don't think such a thing would work.

[tech4all]

I haven't read the link yet, but what would be the URL to the files so you can access them either via a URL or to put an image up in the [IMG] tags?

Or are you simply wanting to use it as an "external HD"?

[Doctor Q]

I haven't read the link yet, but what would be the URL to the files so you can access them either via a URL or to put an image up in the [IMG] tags?

Or are you simply wanting to use it as an "external HD"?From reading the article, I believe it is the latter. If somebody wrote a suitable device driver so that Gmail storage looked like an external or network disk to Mac OS X, the same thing would work on a Mac. If.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Maybe this thread can help a little... :)

Edit: Easily found using the good ol' search function... ;)