This must be a relatively recent change. I created a few identifiers last year that were less than the new minimum of 6 characters, and some others that surely would have already had a gmail account of the same name. Maybe its related to an expansion of Google Sites? (http:// sites.google.com)
On Feb 12, 2:43 am, warreninaustintexas <[email protected]> wrote: > Goeffrey - Thanks for the quick response. Have any of the Googlers > given a reason? That seems like a bad policy and I can't imagine any > technical reason for it > > On Feb 11, 11:10 am, Geoffrey Spear <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Feb 11, 11:04 am, warreninaustintexas <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I'm trying to get an Application Identifier for a new app. I've tried > > > many variations and I am receiving a "Sorry, ____ is not available." > > > message at each one. When I check these apps at http://____.appspot.com, > > > the app domain is not being used. > > > > Has there been domain squatting on App Engine? > > > The app id namespace is shared with the Gmail username namespace. > > There are a *lot* of Gmail accounts, and you can't use the usernames > > of any of the as app IDs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
