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Monday, 1 November 2004

More Gmail Updates

by mike @ 01:59. Filed under

Geek Stuff

Although it is not yet mentioned on the ‘New features’ page, Google have added a ‘report phishing’ link to gmail. It’s under the more options link when viewing an email.
I forgot to mention a while ago that they started marking emails with from addresses at gmail.com, but which were not sent through gmail with the following.

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.

And then they don’t make all the links in the email clickable anyway!
Unfortunately, this one is applied too rigorously for me, or at least the rules are too simple minded. For exampe, anything on a mailing list from someone with a gmail account gets flagged thus.

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11 Responses to “More Gmail Updates”

tank Says:
November 9th, 2004 at 11:28
hey mike.

tell me, have you heard of some virus that is going around from gmail accounts? i received one into my outlook this morning that said it was “from” my gmail address.

have you heard about this?
Mike Little Says:
November 9th, 2004 at 16:17
Hi Tank,
That sounds like standard virus behaviour in that it emails itself from someone else’s mail box and fakes random ‘from’ addresses from their address book. It usually means that someone with the virus has your gmail address in their outlook address book.
I get virus emails to me from me all the time. Of course, I don’t have any viruses. I don’t even use windows let alone outlook at the moment and I only send email through the web.
So don’t worry too much, your gmail account is clean from viruses.
The down side is that other people will be receiving those viruses supposedly from you and you will get barred from some places and bounces from others
Mike
tank green the infected Says:
November 11th, 2004 at 23:04
my name - i’m so dramatic! hahaha.

i hope no one thinks i am an evil queen.

in other news - i upgraded WP and this time NO PROBLEMO’S! Ha! I was wondering if I was gonna have to make you a new song…

and I also am officially Miss Firefox. The world can thank you.
mike Says:
November 11th, 2004 at 23:25
Well done, Tank. I’m glad you got it working.
Let me know if you want me to look at your threaded comments and people add-ins. I could probably get them working again.

Congrats on the Firefox too. It is soooo much better than Internet Exploder.

Mike
tank green the infected Says:
November 12th, 2004 at 22:13
it really is. i love tabbed browsing. usually, when i have tried to weam myself off IE in the past, i only last a day or so on the new browser. but it’s been a few days now. i believe in myself. i have faith. i have kicked the IE habit. hahahahaa.
TAHIR KHAN Says:
May 8th, 2005 at 06:30
WAITING TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT, IS IT NOW POSSIBLE?
mike Says:
May 8th, 2005 at 09:45
Tahir,
Gmail is not yet public, but I have sent you an invitation.
Mike
Gaspard Says:
November 1st, 2005 at 01:19
Please i want to know if you have a gmail account to invete me pls.

Thanks from Gaspard
mike Says:
November 1st, 2005 at 08:18
Gaspard,
A gmail invite is on its way to you.
Belisario Says:
November 22nd, 2005 at 17:22
I want a G-mail account, could you invite me please.
I realy need it, other accounts are too small for my works and personal requierements.
Thank you!
Dahlonega Mike Says:
January 6th, 2007 at 20:45
When will gmail have cut and paste features?
D.Mike

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