Gmail to GoogleMail

Your @gmail.com mail will become @googlemail.

Here’s what Google said about that:

“You may have noticed the Google Mail logo. We are changing our service’s name in the UK. Starting October 19, 2005, all new users will have @googlemail.com addresses. Don’t worry, though – all messages are being sent and delivered as before.“

But why they are going to change it?
“Another company has claimed rights to the Gmail name. We have tried to resolve this dispute through negotiations, but our efforts have failed. “

When will you start offering @googlemail.com addresses? When will this change take place?
Starting October 19, 2005, the Gmail service will be renamed Google Mail in the UK. We will no longer issue new @gmail.com addresses. All new addresses will be @googlemail.com addresses.

What if I’m a UK user who already has a Gmail address? Will I also need to change that address?
No, this change doesn’t affect existing Gmail addresses. For now, our plan is only to issue @googlemail.com addresses to new users. Trust that we will do the best we can to offer all our users a reliable and consistent email experience.

So, someday you will start using googlemail instead of gmail. I think its too long so I don’t know what they are going to do about it.

If you didn’t notice there’s a smart thing when you login into your google account. If your mail name has dots, then you can use it without using the dots. For example “Edward.K@googlemail.com” is the same “Edwardk@googlemail.com”