February 18th, 2008Gmail Login Error 502
Depending on email for a big part of one’s life can sometimes come and bite one in the arse. Gmail users experienced this first hand over the past weekend, when many turned to Google Groups and reported that they could not sign into their mail accounts and that they were greeted with a ‘friendly’ 502 error when attempting it.
Google started addressing the issue as soon as they found out about it, but it was only this morning when the problem ceased to exist. Over the weekend complainers were met by a Google Guide posting in the respective thread and saying that “I’m sorry to hear that some of you are unable to access your accounts due to 502 errors. Our team is currently aware of the problem and we are working to get things back up and running for you. Please visit our Gmail Updates and Alerts subgroup for up to date information on this problem.” Read the rest of this entry »




