I'm just shocked at how EVERY possible version of my name was taken on GMail when I used an invite I received. I mean, full first and last name with a . in between. That doesn't seem *so* common, yet every variation was taken. How long has GMail been up that they could all be gone? Or did it get hit by spammers harvesting invites and generating their own in order to create more seemingly legitimate spam accounts? And do I have any hope of getting the name I like back (besides trying it every week to see if the "owner" has gone into inactivity and the account has lapsed (... which my account probably has...))?