On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Menachem Moystoviz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Evangelos Foutras > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 1:03 AM, Menachem Moystoviz >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Couldn't you register [email protected] with gmail, and then try >>> using the reset password form? >>> It should cause the password reset email to be sent to the new account >>> - allowing you to use seyz as your username. >>> >>> Of course, I'm assuming you're legit, since this attack vector is also >>> used in cracking attempts in order to enter into old >>> accounts - which can allow for social privilege escalation. >> >> "Gmail usernames cannot be recreated after they've been deleted." [1] >> >> :p >> >> [1] https://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1212172 > > Doesn't that just mean they can't restore the data for that account? > In other words, are you implying they keep a blacklist of all accounts > registered ever, > and block all attempts to register deleted accounts?
That would be a security flaw at Google. While I'm sorry for the OP, I actually hope that indeed it is not possible for anyone to revive an email account. Why Google chooses to close down an account is of course another story...
