Questions tagged [gmail]
Gmail is a free e-mail service provided by Google.
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Gmail's DMARC policy
I'm trying to understand how large email providers handle their DMARC records. I've taken a look at Gmail, and I'm a bit confused as to why they don't have a policy set for the main domain (p=none). ...
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Using "send as" feature with gmail from custom domain not hosted by Google fails SPF and DKIM
I have my personal email address set as a "send as" option on gmail. Let's call it [email protected]. I don't use Google for any services relating to mydomain.com, so I don't have an admin ...
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Do I need to worry about infection from a .PDF from an untrusted sender previewed within GMail?
Context: I received an email claiming an order has been shipped for a service that I am subscribed to but did not believe was due for renewal. I panicked and clicked to preview the attached invoice ...
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When I attach a sensitive pdf encrypted by Adobe with a password, and send it through Gmail with password included, does it make any difference?
Nowadays, many people would attach a sensitive pdf encrypted by Adobe with a password and send it through Gmail with password included (in the same email or different one). However, I wonder if this ...
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Attempt to setup my gmail as recovery mail by random people
I am just curious if anyone experienced the following and have any insight to add to this. Once in a while, I notice some random person attempting to setup my gmail account as their "recovery&...
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Apple Mail versus GMail app content security
I am trying to determine if there is a benefit to using the GMail app over the built in iOS one when it comes to security. I know that both store data locally on the phone, but the question is whether ...
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Gmail app on Android can't send messages since months
I've got the issue that the Gmail app on Android (OnePlus One device) is unable to send messages (it stays in Outbox instead of Sent). Once in the past, I've solved this by clearing the Gmail app ...
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SPF result using alias email address
I have received a threatening message in my email [email protected] from my other email address [email protected]. Note that [email protected] is an alias to [email protected]. Also, of course, I ...
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Can a bad guy ever get access to my gmail account using ONLY the 2fa app or ONLY the recovery phone (plus username)?
Let's say X is a malicious person. Let's say I have a gmail account with a recovery phone and with 2fa enabled. Let's say X knows the username but not the password. X doesn't have any other ...
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I am receiving spam from my own email. Is my Gmail account hacked? [duplicate]
I cannot determine if my Gmail account is hacked. I am receiving spam from [email protected] which is identical to my own Gmail address [email protected] except for the dot before the @. How is that ...
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SPF passes but in Gmail, 'Show Original', top section doesn't show SPF: PASS with IP
When I send an email from my HostGator account to my Gmail account, I see in the header spf=pass... When I paste the header in this tool -> https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/messageheader/ It ...
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IP address from headers (Gmail/outlook mobile app) [duplicate]
My question isn't a duplicate. I know that the IP is leaked in the computer desktop version of outlook. But from I'm able to tell, the mobile version didn't leak it. I need to make sure that I'm right ...
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Someone seems to have compromised my email address but can't be sure?
Whilst going through my spam folder on Gmail I've found 2 emails that struck me as suspicious. The first is simply a welcome message from DropBox saying 'Hi Ahmed please verify your email' and then ...
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Is Google mining the content of emails I send to people who use gmail? Could they?
If I sign up for Gmail I probably agree to give Google the right to use all my content for whatever purposes they want. We know they have incredible research going on into data mining and machine ...
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How can I filter out phishing e-mails containing malware using Gmail?
I use gmail, and about 3 weeks ago I started getting a couple e-mails a day from random sources. All of the e-mails contain gibberish text like this: 6 5 4 8 2586 8016 70170 2 1 08 05 60 172 01 ...
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