I haven't been able to get through to GMail all day. The problem is local to China at the largest (google is not down) but is not local to my workstation (the other FT here is having the same problem). Now technically all of the Google network is inaccessable but a guy on DavesESLCafe.com was able to furnish me with a numeric ip for google that will access the search engine. It doesn't give me access to my email though. I know that lots of folks here are either in China or have visited before. Does anyone know a backdoor (like a numeric ip) for Gmail to get me through to my mail?