Gmail is an experiment in a new kind of webmail, built on the idea that you should never have to delete mail and you should always be able to find the message you want.
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Search, don't sort.
Use Google search to find the exact message you want, no matter when it was sent or received.
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Don't throw anything away.
Over 2717 megabytes (and counting) of free storage so you'll never need to delete another message.
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Keep it all in context.
Each message is grouped with all its replies and displayed as a conversation.