Questions about the use or functioning of any and all web-based email such as Gmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo Mail, etc.
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How to send big files via email?
Gmail's maximum attachment size is 25 MB. How to send files bigger than that?
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5answers
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Facebook detects if you are logged in Gmail
Today I was playing with some web security, and there was a surprise when I decided to test the Forget the Password link on Facebook.
I chose to send the password reset code to my Gmail address, and ...
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2answers
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Setting up Gmail to use Markdown to read and send out emails
I've become rather fond of Markdown and think it would be rather well suited to emails.
How do I set up Gmail to allow me to format reading and sending emails in Markdown? Is this even possible?
If ...
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3answers
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How to forward multiple emails in Gmail
Is it possible to forward multiple emails in Gmail without doing each one individually?
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Label outgoing emails in Gmail when composing the mail
I try to label every single conversation that is in my Gmail inbox. For incoming mails this is super straightforward. I just hit L, type the first few letters of my desired label and hit Enter. So far ...
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9answers
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How can I back up all emails stored in my Gmail account?
How can I back up all emails stored in my Gmail account? Can some or all labels be preserved?
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Is it possible to create a Gmail filter that works on headers other than From, To, Subject?
I've forwarded one of my really old email addresses to Gmail. I'd like to create a filter so that any mail to that old address is always labeled properly in Gmail.
I can create a Gmail filter with ...
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9answers
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How to Manage Multiple GMail Accounts on the Same PC/Browser?
I have a GMail address with my employer, a personal GMail address, and a GMail address for my personal business. My gf also has a GMail address she uses on the same PC. Currently this requires much ...
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6answers
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Can I change my Gmail email address?
I have a stupidly long email address on Gmail and would like to get it changed, or even just get a new one, but I can't see how. As soon as I log in on Google it knows who I am and signing up for a ...
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3answers
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How do I get Gmail to ask me to be a mailto handler again?
I noticed that when I open up Gmail on Google Chrome, a popup near the top asks me if I want to let Gmail be my "mailto:" handler.
If I select "No," I'm assuming that Gmail will no longer ask me to ...
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send anonymous email
Is there a service that would allow one to send anonymous emails? Also if not anonymous one that would create a temporary email address.
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Alternatives to plus-addressing?
Many email services, including gmail, allow you to create throwaway email addresses by appending a tag of the form +anything after the username component of your email - but many sites reject such ...
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1answer
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Can I auto-forward my Gmail to another address?
I'm kind of paranoid about my email and I don't want it to be on Google's servers only. Especially after my account got hacked and all my email got deleted.
So I would like to auto-forward my Gmail ...
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7answers
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Can I set an e-mail to send on a timer within Gmail?
It's a business related e-mail, and I want it to get to the person before I wake up in the morning, but I don't want their first impression of me to be that I was awake at 3am sending e-mails. Is ...
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5answers
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Be notified of @-messages on Twitter
On Twitter, how can I receive an automatic notification through email if somebody writes an @-message to me?
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3answers
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Can I bounce messages (not forward, but a true bounce) in Gmail?
Prima facie this is impossible.
But perhaps someone has some kind of hack to do it. This is one of the last things holding me back from switching to Gmail from Pine.
To be clear, bouncing a message ...
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3answers
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Remove email address from suggestions in To field on Gmail
Gmail keeps populating the To field with an out of date e-mail address that I no longer contact.
The email address isn't in my address book but I did use it a lot previously (the contact has since ...
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4answers
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Are there any good webapps that will convert an RSS feed to email? [closed]
I find that some RSS feeds are more useful if they were sent to me as email messages instead. Are there any good services that will monitor an RSS feed and send the new posts as email messages?
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How to auto-forward email from Hotmail? [closed]
Some time ago -back in about 2006 (I was a late adopter)- I switched my primary email account from Hotmail to Gmail. I don't want to delete the account, if only for the remaining web-services and ...
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3answers
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Is it possible to sort your email in GMail by something other than the date received?
I want to sort my email in GMail by the sender, rather than the date received, is there a way to do this?
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4answers
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Reply to Facebook Message via Email
I know it is possible to receive your Facebook messages via email. I would like to reply by email, but Facebook doesn't allow me to do this and instead returns a delivery failure. Are there any ...
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1answer
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Prevent Gmail from expanding email address using name from Contacts
I want to prevent Gmail from replacing To: i@corp.com with:
To: The fat guy who was near takeshi at the meeting <i@corp.com>
I just typed i@corp.com in the compose window, but Gmail expands ...
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1answer
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Does Trello send email notifications?
Does Trello send email notifications when a task is modified? Or do we have to log in and check to see if tasks have been updated?
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3answers
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What SMS email address works for Google Voice?
I have a Google Voice number that accepts SMS messages and I need an email address that can be used to send SMS messages to my Google Voice number. What is the email address for Google Voice assuming ...
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Anti spam temporary e-mail service
Please list some web apps that allows you either to
create temporarily forwarding addresses (like mailexspire)
use anonymous inboxes (like mailinator)
As always with such lists: one service per ...
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How do I import email from another email account into my Gmail account?
I have another email account with another email provider which is not GMail, but I want to import that email into Gmail. Is it possible to do this?
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Is Google's Gmail service for my own domain free? I thought it was $50 per domain? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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Is Google's Gmail service for my own domain free? I thought it was $50 per domain.
I want to use it for my custom domain's email ...
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4answers
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Manage un-replied GMail conversations
I'm looking for some kind of GMail plugin or application that will solve the following problem for me:
On average, I send about 3 emails a day to people I may have never emailed before, or have but ...
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3answers
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Gmail and IMAP - how do the [imap]/Drafts, [imap]/Sent and [imap]/Trash folders work?
When you enable IMAP access in Gmail the [imap]/Drafts, [imap]/Sent and [imap]/Trash labels are created. How do these labels function given that each IMAP client can potentially implement their local ...
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1answer
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Set up Gmail to place the quotes text on top of my reply for bottom-posting
Is there a way to configure Gmail or add a labs extension to enable bottom-posting of replies?
By default it quotes the message you are replying and places the cursor at the top. I want it to place ...
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4answers
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Filter Mail on Facebook?
I have a friend on FB who sends out FB mail for way too much stuff. Without removing her as a friend, is there any way to control the mail I get from this person? Unfortunately they are NOT using ...
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Where do my emails go when I click on 'Archive' in Gmail?
I selected a few important mails and mistakenly clicked on Archive.
I don't know where that mails are? Where can I find them?
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3answers
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Do email services send sender's IP address?
If I'm going to receive/send email through Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo, would I be able to see the IP of the sender? I know there's nothing to do with the IP but would it give away the location from where I'm ...
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1answer
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Does email from one Gmail account to another ever leave the Gmail system?
I ask because I connect to Gmail over HTTPS and if emails sent from one account to another (or the same account, just to back something up) don't actually leave Google then it's end-to-end email ...
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3answers
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Saving a GMail attachment to Google Docs
Is there a way to save an email attachment in GMail to Google Docs?
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2answers
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Send mail from a Gmail catch all address
I just recently set up Google Apps (Standard) on my domain, and I have a catch-all e-mail address on it that I pull e-mail from locally, so I can easily receive e-mail to anything@example.com. Now I ...
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4answers
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Re-Associate YouTube Account
My YouTube account, which I use actively (both for watching and posting videos), is currently associated with my old AOL address. When I sign in to YouTube, that's what I use in the "username" field.
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Reprocess mail archive for spam
I have a huge archive containing some giga of mail. Once, when I didn't have Gmail, I didn't filter them for spam, so now I have massive spam into it.
Is there a way to let Gmail (or some other ...
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How did my email get hacked? What to do next?
I use Hotmail. My password was strong (upper/lower case letters, digits, and special characters. No dictionary words. It was only 8 characters, maybe that was the problem?
I only use this password ...
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1answer
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Reject an email addressed to too many recipients in Gmail
Is there anyway to reject an email that is addressed to more than 5 recipients and have it bounce back to the sender with gmail? This is a long shot. Essentially I just don’t like receiving these “hey ...
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Is it possible to have email alias in GMail?
Is it possible to have email alias in GMail?
I currently have address foobar@gmail.com, and I'd like to attach an email alias to the same gmail account. That is, foobar@gmail.com and ...
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Gmail: Reply as email address the message was sent to [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get GMail to make the default address I’m sending an email from be the same as the To address in a reply?
I use different addresses in my Gmail account, for ...
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3answers
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How to migrate from a Hotmail account
Is there an easy way to move from a Hotmail account to something else, like a Gmail account or a new Hotmail account? Without losing all the folders, emails, contacts, etc.
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How to configure Gmail so that filtered user gets an NDR (non-deliverable receipt) or “bounce” message
Someone is sending our public email address a lot of rude email. Basically, stuff filled with threats, expletives, insults and offensive jargon.
I know how to set up a filter in Gmail so that all ...
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Yahoo Mail Does Not Have HTTPS
Why is Yahoo Mail behind in security? They don't support HTTPS yet. Gmail and many others do. I'm shocked that Yahoo still doesn't have HTTPS. Why is this? What is the logic behind not supporting ...
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Creating a filter in Gmail that applies more that one label
I've been using Filters for a while in Gmail but have always been wondering if such a feature is available. Is it possible to somehow have a Gmail filter apply more than one label?
As you can see ...
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Service to monitor pages for changes
I'm looking for a service that will monitor a page, e.g. an classified site on a regular interval (around 1h) and email me the changes on that page.
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How to create email address in format of “me+foo@provider.com”?
I was looking on a person's resume and he has put his email like this: foo+resume@gmail.com.
I am talking about that additional +resume.
I want to know:
How these type of email works?
How do I ...
