Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Gmail Cracks Down on Third-Party Notifiers

Posted by timothy on from the their-sandbox-their-rules dept.

crtfdgk writes "Recently, Google's gmail service has attempted to change login protocols to block third-party gmail notifiers that alert you to new email. Google has now taken it one step further and created a word-identification script filter as part of the login process. Personally, I find Google's gmail notifier annoying since it sits in my taskbar and doesn't have popup notification, unlike many other worthy Firefox or Mozilla plugins that feature gmail notification. Shouldn't I be free to use whatever third party software to check my email? Will we be seeing controls on browsers that can view gmail next?"

9 of 490 comments (clear)

  1. FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!

    w00tw00t!

    (did it again)

  2. long dong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    did i fail it?

  3. Re:I could really use a gmail account by LennyDotCom · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    could you spare one? mastrifamily at yahoo.com I would really apreciate it

    --
    http://Lenny.com
  4. Re:I could really use a gmail account by LennyDotCom · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    if you send $100 to my paypal account sure the last guy wanted $100000000000 just give me your account and password and I will take care of it asap

    --
    http://Lenny.com
  5. Re:Why would google do this? by jatencio · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, I have a few gmail invites. If you want one, e-mail me at gmail.com using jatencio. I have about 4 of them left. Jonathan

  6. Re:Why would google do this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yup. Got 4 more.

    First 4 replies to this get invites. (Random Slashdot invite like this is how I got my invite.)

    Posted AC b/c gmail email address is displayed in my account, and I'm too lazy to change...

  7. Hey I have invites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If anyone wants them send me an email at edtstu@gmail.com

    not an anonymous coward...i just am too lazy to sign up

  8. Re:Why would google do this? by BrainInAJar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The first 6 people who email me get one of my gmail invites. Serious.

  9. Am I alone? by EvilStein · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Am I the only person on the internet that just doesn't give a flying fuck about gmail? :P

    Really, they're probably doing this to maintaine *some* control over the product while it's in beta.
    It might also control the dorks that think they're so important they have to set it to check every minute.