Hacking Gmail

Part I — Starting to Use Gmail
It seems that Gmail will allow you to send and receive executable attachments
between Gmail accounts and from Gmail to outside accounts.
Advanced Searching
Gmail is run by Google, so it’s obvious that its built-in search engine is going to
be extremely powerful indeed. Everyone is used to the ordinary search technique
of putting keywords into the box and pressing Enter, but not everyone is aware of
the additional operators you can use. Table 3-3 gives a rundown.
Table 3-3 Gmail’s Search Operators
Operator
Definition
Example(s)
from:
Used to specify the sender.
Example: from:amy
Meaning: Messages from Amy.
to:
Used to specify a recipient.
Example: to:david
Meaning: All messages that were sent to 
David (by you or someone else).
subject:
Search for words in the 
Example: subject:dinner
subject line.
Meaning: Messages that have the word 
“dinner” in the subject.
OR
Search for messages matching  Example: from:amy OR from:david
term A or term B.
Meaning: Messages from Amy or from 
OR must be in all caps.
David.
- 
Used to exclude messages 
Example: dinner-movie
(hyphen)
from your search.
Meaning: Messages that contain the word 
“dinner” but do not contain the word 
“movie”.
label:
Search for messages by label.
Example: from:amy label:friends
There isn’t a search operator 
Meaning: Messages from Amy that have the 
for unlabeled messages.
label “friends”.
Example: from:david label:my-family
Meaning: Messages from David that have 
the label My Family.
has:attachment
Search for messages with 
Example: from:david has:attachment 
an attachment.
Meaning: Messages from David that have 
an attachment.
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