Gmail Error Update

The usual fixes for Gmail errors recommended by the message board (see previous post) make it seem like not being able to access Gmail is a local issue. This problem may have stemmed from something with their servers, but we were led to believe that the problem was, at least after a few minutes, on our side. Well, this time it seems to be different. I still can't log in and other people are experiencing the same issues. It seems like Gmail is experiencing pretty large-scale outage. Here is the Gmail is Down page or you can find more info at Gmail Help > Problem Solving. In addition to posting on that last link I sent message to the Gmail team through and online form. I got an unhelpful auto-responder message: 
Hello,Thanks for your report. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience...






Edit- 12:55pm - There are reports on the Gmail is Down board that Gmail for Google Apps Premium
is also down for some people! I have not been able to confirm this.

Also, at 11:44am I got an email from Google saying:




  
Thank you for your report. We are aware of this problem, and our engineers are 
working diligently to find a solution. We apologize for any inconvenience this 
issue may have caused.

Sincerely,
The Google Team






So looks like they are working on it... I was able to login to Gmail using mail.google.com/mail/h/ for about 2 minutes and I saw that my mail was there along with some new items. I was unable to view any of the items or my drafts. All my other Google services are unaffected.

Edit- 1:05pm- Finally, Google speaks...




  
Hi all,






  
We are aware of the issues a small sub-set of our users are
experiencing when logging in and sending messages. Rest assured that
our engineering team is working diligently to resolve these errors. We
appreciate your patience.

Please refer back to this thread for updates as they become available.

Thanks,
Gmail Guide






Edit- 3:29pm- No progress. The Gmail Guide has only posted once again on the Google is Down board, though the topic is up to 192 posts. A lot of people are really unhappy, and it's showing on the discussion board. It looks like the issue is starting to get some recognitition in the blogosphere: here, here, LAist, and even on Digg. Most people are reporting the issue starting at about the same time- around 1am EST last night, give or take an hour- though most did not realize until this morning.

Edit- 4:36pm- After reading a nother of reports on the semi-official thread, it looks like Gmail is back up, at least partially. I tried and got a 767 error and then cleared my cache and noticed my Google Personalized Homepage Gmail widget worked! I tried Gmail again... success! I have not received any of my mail from today, but it seems like it is on the way and will be delivered soon. The last two pieces of mail I got were received at 2am and then I got one at 7:04am, but nothing until then. I just emailed my server from the Gmail account (normally takes just a few seconds) and it worked perfectly. Incoming email is still delayed and overall operation is slow and spotty. One error I noticed is that outgoing mail is sent but not added to the sent box, at least not yet.

Edit- 9:21am Day Two- Some time between about 1am and 9am all my late email arrived. Gmail is back to operating at 100%. Some explanation would be nice... At 7pm Google Guide reported that "This issue should now be resolved. However, some users may continue to experience message delivery delays as the backlog is cleared", that was their last message from what I have found.