Load Gmail even if it seems to be locking up

Apr 09, '08 07:30:01AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

A few times recently I've been unable to access my Gmail account using Safari or Firefox. I click on my bookmark link to gmail.com and the page freezes, seemingly while loading data from google-analytics.com, according to the status bar. I'm not sure if this is because I've got ad blocking software installed, but the problem eventually goes away after a few hours.

I figured that login system failure is the issue, rather than the service itself, so I went to google.com and logged in there using the Sign-in link at the top right of the page. Then I clicked the Mail link at the top left. Hey presto -- I could access my Gmail, although it was still slow and cranky (IM contacts wouldn't load, for example). But at least I could access my messages.

I'm not sure if this is just a Mac issue or whether it affects all platforms -- a quick search reveals that it does indeed seem to be surprisingly prevalent. But I thought I'd submit it anyway.

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