Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem

> On 30 Jan 2015, at 23:07, Christina Plummer wrote: > > I fully blame companies who allow accounts to be created without validating > the user's email address. AT&T is particularly horrible about this. I was surprised to find out - someone attempting to use a variant of my gmail address (my n

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem

On 2015-01-31 at 14:52 +, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) wrote: > FWIW, I have never had this problem. > > The vast majority of people here saying they've had this problem are using > common domains like @gmail.com Yes, and this is because of human cognition problems, not because of any problems

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On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Yves Dorfsman wrote: > On 2015-01-31 07:52, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) wrote: >> FWIW, I have never had this problem. >> >> The vast majority of people here saying they've had this problem are using >> common domains like @gmail.com > > Your combination of names (

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On 2015-01-31 07:52, Edward Ned Harvey (lopser) wrote: > FWIW, I have never had this problem. > > The vast majority of people here saying they've had this problem are using > common domains like @gmail.com Your combination of names (first, middle?, last) are fairly unique which partly explains w

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FWIW, I have never had this problem. The vast majority of people here saying they've had this problem are using common domains like @gmail.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This

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; end-users are sometimes silly. >>> >>> >>> >>> David Smith >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org >>> [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Crocker,

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>> David Smith >> >> >> >> >> >> From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org >> [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Crocker, Deborah >> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:25 AM >> To: Lopsa Discussion >> Subject:

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Another Tom Perrine (in the UK) signed up with Reed & Co (?) - some sort of job seeking site. I was finally able to get is straightened out by logging into that site (since they emailed me the password). He had NO CONTACT INFO on his CV! Just his name. But he had listed references with email ad

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I was a relatively early adopter of Time Warner Cable RoadRunner service in North Carolina, and received 'lbr...@nc.rr.com' as my account's primary email address. I never used it for anything beyond communicating with TWC. TWC's default username policy created users by contatenating (FirstIni

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Elijah Wright wrote: > elijahwright+elijahyoutu...@gmail.com -- which AFAIR is some other guy > and also not me. I guess maybe their filter code DOES understand what > +string does -- it just does bad things with dots. > Google does allow you to append +anything

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> From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:discuss- > boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Robert Hajime Lanning > > Oh, and his lab work came in. He tested positive for ... and should see > his doctor... Who is a prince in Nigeria. ___ Discuss m

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On 01/28/15 12:19, Graham Dunn wrote: Just like to add that if anyone knows a senior member of the LDS church in the UK with the same name as me, tell him that BMW has been suggesting his wife upgrade her car, the swim team fundraising has been going well, and that his son’s loan for university h

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Dunn Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 2:19 PM To: discuss@lists.lopsa.org Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem Just like to add that if anyone knows a senior member of the LDS church in the UK with the same name as me, tell him that BMW has been suggesting his wife

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Just like to add that if anyone knows a senior member of the LDS church in the UK with the same name as me, tell him that BMW has been suggesting his wife upgrade her car, the swim team fundraising has been going well, and that his son’s loan for university housing seems to be going through.

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I only ever see this with my gmail account, but I guess that's more a reflection of the popularity of gmail than anything else. There is a Paul Graydon in Canada that keeps using my email address in the most remarkably sensitive places. It also disturbs me quite what levels of business (and s

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a very common name, I get things clearly intended for other >>> people almost daily; end-users are sometimes silly. >>> >>> >>> >>> David Smith >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.o

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Aren't you glad Dawn Quinn isn't signing up for dating sites with the wrong e-mail address? ;) Leam On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Dana Quinn wrote: > +1 on this comment - I am always getting other people's email. It's really > awesome when the other dquinn's in the world sign up for all so

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s are sometimes silly. >> >> >> >> David Smith >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto: >> discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] *On Behalf Of *Crocker, Deborah >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:25 AM >> *

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This is a feature, as far as Gmail is concerned. Firstnamelastname, >> firstname.lastname, and fir.stna.me.l.a.s.t.na.me are all the same – they >> implicitly strip periods from their addresses. You can use this for things >> like subtle sender tracking (put the period in different

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem

eborah > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:25 AM > *To:* Lopsa Discussion > *Subject:* Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem > > > > So, why did they allow both accounts to be created? These are duplicate > accounts. Or maybe they didn’t and t

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Op 28 jan. 2015 20:15 schreef "Steve VanDevender" < ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu> het volgende: > > Crocker, Deborah writes: > >So, why did they allow both accounts to be created? These are duplicate > >accounts. Or maybe they didn’t and this other person just thinks that > >is the

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem

Crocker, Deborah writes: >So, why did they allow both accounts to be created? These are duplicate >accounts. Or maybe they didn’t and this other person just thinks that >is their account? They sure have used it in some sensitive places. http://xkcd.com/1279/

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: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem FYI: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10313?hl=en is right up this question's alley. On Jan 28, 2015 9:27 AM, "Crocker, Deborah" mailto:cr...@ua.edu>> wrote: I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Smith, David wrote: > Chances are, the other person just doesn’t know their own email address. > As someone with a very common name, I get things clearly intended for other > people almost daily; end-users are sometimes silly. > > > > As someone with an UNcommon

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FYI: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10313?hl=en is right up this question's alley. On Jan 28, 2015 9:27 AM, "Crocker, Deborah" wrote: > I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I am > firstname.lastn...@gmail.com and I occasionally get email to > firstnamelastn...@gmail.com

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Crocker, Deborah wrote: > So, why did they allow both accounts to be created? These are duplicate > accounts. Or maybe they didn’t and this other person just thinks that is > their account? They sure have used it in some sensitive places. That is why I said "so

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem

] On Behalf Of Crocker, Deborah Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:25 AM To: Lopsa Discussion Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem So, why did they allow both accounts to be created? These are duplicate accounts. Or maybe they didn’t and this other person just thinks that

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On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:24 AM, Crocker, Deborah wrote: > Or maybe they didn’t and this other person just thinks that is their > account? Yes, that's what is happening. They would not permit both first.last@gmail and firstlast@gmail to be registered separately. -Erik ___

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lists.lopsa.org> [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Crocker, Deborah Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 8:18 AM To: Lopsa Discussion Subject: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I am firstname.lastn...@gmail.com<m

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senders, so you can see who’s selling your address to spammers). David Smith From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Crocker, Deborah Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 8:18 AM To: Lopsa Discussion Subject: [lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical

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Yup, this. Only recourse, as I see it, is one of the following: 1) Contact the senders and let them know that address doesn't belong to who they think it does. Encourage them to notify the correct person. 2) Try and contact the other person and get them to stop giving out that email 3) Create a fi

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Known issue, Gmail drops dots. Elijah.wright and elijahwright go to the same place. Yup, pretty annoying --e On Friday, January 23, 2015, Crocker, Deborah wrote: > I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I am > firstname.lastn...@gmail.com > and I > occasionally get emai

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I believe it's a Gmail thing as I get both leamhall (standard) and leam.hall stuff. Leam On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Crocker, Deborah wrote: > I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I am > firstname.lastn...@gmail.com and I occasionally get email to > firstnamelastn...@gmail

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On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Crocker, Deborah wrote: > I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I am > firstname.lastn...@gmail.com and I occasionally get email to > firstnamelastn...@gmail.com but this is different person. I think the real problem must be something different;

[lopsa-discuss] Help with gmail technical problem

I’ve got a problem with getting another persons gmail. I am firstname.lastn...@gmail.com and I occasionally get email to firstnamelastn...@gmail.com but this is different person. I discovered it with a Vendor rewards accou