Can someone please ask Google what they think about GmailFS.

Here is how to make it work from Knoppix Live CD (no HD install needed):

Code:
#
# use Gmail as a mountable filesystem with Knoppix
# by probono
# GPL
#

# THIS IS PURELY EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE.
# USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.


# become root
sudo su

export WORKDIR=$HOME/gmailfs

# FUSE is required, so get, unpack and compile it
wget http://unc.dl.sourceforge.net/source...use-1.3.tar.gz
unp fuse-1.3.tar.gz
cd ./fuse-1.3
./configure
./make
cd ../

# python2.3-dev is required, so get and unpack it
wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool...11sid_i386.deb
unp -u python2.3-dev_2.3.4-11sid_i386.deb

# now use it
export PYTHONPATH=$WORKDIR/usr/lib/python2.3/:$WORKDIR/fuse-python/

# the FUSE Python bindings are also required
wget http://richard.jones.name/google-hac...-python.tar.gz
unp fuse-python.tar.gz

#####################################
### HOW TO INSTALL THIS IN KNOPPIX??? - SOLVED!
export PYTHONHOME=$WORKDIR/usr/
ln -s /usr/lib/python2.3/* $WORKDIR/usr/lib/python2.3/
ln -s ../fuse-1.3/include/fuse.h ./
#####################################

#####################################
#### BY HAND CHANGE THE FOLLOWING IN setup.py
# library_dirs=["../lib",],
# to
# library_dirs=["../fuse-1.3/lib",],
#####################################

# compile FUSE Python bindings
python setup.py build # WORKS!!!

# gmailfs
wget http://richard.jones.name/google-hac...gmailfs.tar.gz
unp gmailfs.tar.gz

export PYTHONPATH=$WORKDIR/fuse-python/build/lib.linux-i686-2.3/:$WORKDIR/libgmail-0.0.8/

insmod ./fuse-1.3/kernel/fuse.o


# SEEMS TO WORK !!!!!!

mkdir -p /mnt/gmail

./fuse-1.3/util/fusermount -n gmailfs -l -c -x /mnt/gmail/ $WORKDIR/gmailfs/gmailfs.py /mnt/gmail username=XXXXX,password=XXXXXXX,fsname=XXXXX &

umount /mnt/gmail