Gmail rant!

Totality · 3 Dec 2010 at 03:20

Pixel said:
I use my ISP email account with Mozilla Thunderbird.

I don't know why more people don't do this.

You lose the email address if you switch ISPs and the spam filters on ISP emails haven't been great in my experience!

RockLobster · 3 Dec 2010 at 08:07

I get these emails now and again. Apparently I'm a pilot. I wish I was.

I was copied in on this email my name is not Kevin.

Hi Kevin,

Welcome back from aloha land. The trip with Andrew went well I enjoyed the game from the special owner box seats at the new stadium. Steve and his kids are great, enjoyed hanging out with them a bit at the game. Sammy was really a great help and a lot of fun during our stay in NY.

I managed to get some golf in at Galloping Hills and the Paramus muni. The woods are really dense, I lost a few balls to be sure.
I met Andrea from N711PE on the ramp at TEB, I gave her my business card. I would be happy to provide back up pilot service for the Falcon 2000 should the need arise.

Thanks for the business, look forward to another trip with you or Andrew again in N429SJ the next time around.

Safe flying to Aspen tomorrow.

Best,

Jeff Pease

Saytan · 3 Dec 2010 at 08:40

GMail really is poor. you automatically get loads of variations of your address assigned to you (so [email protected] will also receive mail for [email protected] and [email protected] and so on), but it appears it's possible to register [email protected] even when [email protected] already exists

SiD the Turtle · 3 Dec 2010 at 08:45

No, you can't. This was proven a few posts up and I just tried it myself.

Saytan · 3 Dec 2010 at 08:48

SiD the Turtle said:
No, you can't. This was proven a few posts up and I just tried it myself.

hmmm

maybe it was possible, but the flaw that caused it has been closed. Remember Gmail was officially Beta for years and years while people were depending on it for their live email service.

edscdk · 3 Dec 2010 at 08:52

Saytan said:
GMail really is poor. you automatically get loads of variations of your address assigned to you (so [email protected] will also receive mail for [email protected] and [email protected] and so on), but it appears it's possible to register [email protected] even when [email protected] already exists

no you cannot it will not allow you to put a dot into an address..... I tried it yesterday for someone... it ignoes dots totally as if they were not there... so I assume if you have [email protected] you will get a.bc and ab.c emails

manveruppd · 3 Dec 2010 at 11:00

Tute said:
I'm wondering if it's a scam, they're trying to either make you give the account up due to the spam or they're using it and then emailing GMail trying to convince them that it's theirs "because I bin usin it for munfs, innit?".

As said above, i'm glad I use my nickname and not my real name.

Nah, it's real, been getting emails from too many random people addressed to her. Anything from account creation emails for Club Penguin from Disney to some woman trying to arrange playdates with her kids.