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There are a number of things that Non GMail Users need to
consider when sending mail to GMail users:

You don't know who is on G-Mail and who isn't.

You need to assume everyone is.

Mail Delivery is sometimes delayed.

Sometimes e-mail delivery is delayed. This occurrs frequently as the end of the work day approaches. Please allow adequate time for delivery.

Do not use HTML messages

A brilliantly composed Outlook message will fail spectacularly in GMail and be unintelligible. Compose complex, non-text messages in OpenOffice, Word, or Wordpad, and include them as attachments.

GMail is on a public server

Since GMail is on a public server do not send any sensitive or confidential information using mail. This is part of the security policy anyway ( What, you didn't know that? )

GMail users don't get notifications when mail arrives.

GMail users check mail at intervals without notifications. They may not get your meeting invite until after the meeting is over.