Google Gmail Outage: Problems and server error

We are getting reports of a major Google Gmail outage today – September 1st 2009 – with users complaining about a server error. Have you had any Gmail problems today?

The Washington Post reported today that users of the free e-mail service from Google were shocked to find Gmail down. The service attracts 146 million monthly users according to Comscore.

There was an update in the last few hours that informed users of an outage affecting the “majority of users”. Currently it’s not known what the source of the problem was.

Twitter is alive with discussions on the Gmail problems today, has it affected you?