looks at the google forums filled with the same problem with not help +
http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!category-topic/gmail/account-access-and-safety/YnZ_ulWhMJg
http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/4PoWL3wHOMs
TWITTER to the rescue
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/17/gmail-suffers-downtime-google-is-investigating/
https://twitter.com/#!/gmail
Thanks everyone for the reports of 500 errors, we're working on it:
http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1334732399000&iid=a88855ea3653b5d2f71d98b0b8906f84
4/17/12 10:12 PM
| We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail. We will provide more information shortly. |