The site responds to ping
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
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C:\Users\drdhauser>ping mail.google.com
Pinging googlemail.l.google.com [74.125.67.17] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.67.17: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=50
Reply from 74.125.67.17: bytes=32 time=33ms TTL=50
Reply from 74.125.67.17: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=50
Reply from 74.125.67.17: bytes=32 time=43ms TTL=50
Ping statistics for 74.125.67.17:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 43ms, Average = 34ms
C:\Users\drdhauser>
however I get a 502 error when trying to browse it.
Server Error
The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request.
Please try again in 30 seconds.
EDIT--I was just able to access Gmail although it took a long time to bring the pages up. They may be under a DDoS attack or could be server maintenance gone awry or just some PO'd IT staff.
Donald~
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