alanrf wrote: > The only place I ever use my Gmail account is in this forum and to > test the GMail add-on. > > It is clear that my address has been harvested from here and I just > noticed I am getting large volumes of spam on GMail which I never see > because I never log on to the Web interface. > > Today I received a warning from GMail telling me my account was about > to be blocked for "unusual activity" and a laundry list of possible > reasons. Since I have not sent or received any messages (apart from > about 10 or so spams per day) the "inappropriate use" reason cannot > apply. > > It occurred to me that they might just objecting to the accesses of > the GMail add-on which is activated every time I open Thunderbird. If > so then others might be seeing the same warning from Gmail.
I check 3 gmail accounts every 10 minutes 12 hours/day, so I doubt if that's the problem. This one, which is public, gathers huge amounts of spam which google catches at the site. I <heart> gmail. As an aside, some idiot has been giving out one of my gmail addresses to others, apparently in the belief that it's HIS account. This includes friends, co-workers, a legitimate bank and several businesses acknowledging orders. Maybe you're just as lucky. I've been returning the email to him explaining that their friend/client is an idiot and they need to find out his REAL email address. Ultimately if it doesn't stop I'm going to notify homeland security -- I don't care if they send him to Guantanamo, somebody needs to take him out of the gene pool! -- Cheers, Bev $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ "If you put the government in charge of the desert, there would be a sand shortage within ten years." -- M. Friedman (?) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" 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/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
