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Gmail almost screwed me hardcore

WalterWalter Registered User regular
edited March 2007 in Games and Technology
When I use the "star" feature in gmail it will sometimes delete the e-mail forever, instead of marking it as highly important. I suspected this for awhile since I had an e-ticket from Southwest, marked it with a star so I could find it easily the next day and then two hours before my flight it was FUCKING GONE. Not in the trash, spam, or any other folder. I marked that up to something I did after trying to find the e-mail in my other accounts.

However, not more than one minute ago I marked an e-mail from my scholarship coordinator with an important deadline in it...vanished. WTF? These are my important e-mails, a quick google searching didn't show this to be a widespread problem. Is it just me, some kind of a beta program where they are fucking with me to see what I have to do? I'm fully expecting someone to point out a really simple point I'm missing and this turning out to be all my fault. In that case, enjoy flaming me.

I'm using firefox before anybody asks.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Yes, I'm sure you're part of some super secret beta program and they're totally just fucking with you and giggling at Gmail HQ.

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  • Descendant XDescendant X Skyrim is my god now. Outpost 31Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    If the star feature caused you to lose an important email before, why would you use it again on another important email?

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  • LemmingLemming Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    You probably set a parameter saying that if you star an email, you want it deleted. I think it's under labels or something.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I've had g-mail decide to arbitrarily trash my entire inbox a couple of times :(.

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  • WalterWalter Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Descendant X wrote: »
    If the star feature caused you to lose an important email before, why would you use it again on another important email?

    I wasn't sure it was the star feature. I can be absent-minded sometimes.
    Lemming wrote: »
    You probably set a parameter saying that if you star an email, you want it deleted. I think it's under labels or something.

    I don't think this is the problem. I have other e-mails with a star next to them sitting in my inbox.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Fucking use the POP3, people. It doesn't cost any extra money or anything, and your e-mail will stay on Google's servers in addition to being downloaded to your hard drive.

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  • djklaydjklay Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    The thing about free services is that you don't have a lot to complain about. Use your ISP email if it's that important or get your own domain/hosting.

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  • SulSul Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    The Warlock wrote: »
    Fucking use the POP3, people. It doesn't cost any extra money or anything, and your e-mail will stay on Google's servers in addition to being downloaded to your hard drive.

    for true.

    i really dig Gmail and all it's niftiness, but it doesnt top any client on my computer.

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  • RandomEngyRandomEngy Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Maybe I'm doing the POP3 wrong? When I set it up it put every single mail I'd ever archived in my inbox and I lost the ability to label or 1-click archive. It was not a fun experience.

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  • ZoolanderZoolander Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Gmail is really iffy. I've stopped trusting it since it started randomly not receiving emails that I send (well maybe not randomly, it only seems to reject the larger emails, like 1-2megs), so I don't send important stuff (team projects, lab reports, etc.) to gmail accounts anymore.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    You... You realize you can just check in at the gate, right? You just need your ID and credit card.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I much prefer the Gmail web client to any pop3 client program I've seen.

    I've never had this kind of problem at all, though I have experienced "missing" emails and massive (8-12 hour) delays in receiving emails.

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  • DameonBrassDameonBrass Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    damnit, I was going to look into using Gmail soon since I'm really getting fed up with Yahoo. First I had MSN and got sick of havign 35 new emails and it's all spam so I switched to Yahoo and now I'm gettign the same issue with this service. Godsdamnit...

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  • XenoXeno Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Trust me, Gmail is good. I use the star feature all the time and it is great. It is a Godsend even. I can find all my important e-mails very quickly without having my inbox cluttered. I just archive everything I get and star important shit. Plus the whole system is just so fucking streamlined.

    This problem that the OP is having is rare like he mentioned and it's highly doubtful that you'll have the same problem.

    As for the problem, no idea man.

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  • Vi MonksVi Monks Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I also must give a thumbs up to gmail. I forward my school email account to my gmail and haven't had a single problem -- no delays, no lost emails. To be fair, I don't use the star system; why would you need to when you can just google search your entire inbox? I prefer it to any web-based or POP3 program yet.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    Before any of you bitch about Gmail I want you to spend 18 months being forced to use Lotus Notes on a daily basis, and you need to rely on it to perform vital job functions.

    You motherfucks can't imagine the hell I've seen.

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    CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
  • ColtColt .45 ColoradoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    pheezer FD wrote: »
    Before any of you bitch about Gmail I want you to spend 18 months being forced to use Lotus Notes on a daily basis, and you need to rely on it to perform vital job functions.

    You motherfucks can't imagine the hell I've seen.

    Iv seen it. My dad used it for four years.

    Gmail kicks a ton of ass. Iv had no problems with it. Cant really enplane the star thing tho.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    pheezer FD wrote: »
    Before any of you bitch about Gmail I want you to spend 18 months being forced to use Lotus Notes on a daily basis, and you need to rely on it to perform vital job functions.

    You motherfucks can't imagine the hell I've seen.

    I've tried developing stuff in Notes.

    Oh, I can imagine.

    I used to swear by Thunderbird, but now the whole "stick emails in different folders" seems horribly primitive. I'm a big fan of folksonomy.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    I developed e-mail automation scripts ("agents" in Notesspeak) and configured Access to provide reports on mailbox usage using the NotesSQL ODBC driver. There is not a single facet of Lotus Notes that does not fill me with revulsion.

    On my Mac I just use Mail. It's good enough, and it's light weight and fast. On my PC I used Thunderbird for ages but now I'm too damned lazy and just use webmail.

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    IT'S GOT ME REACHING IN MY POCKET IT'S GOT ME FORKING OVER CASH
    CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
  • JollusJollus Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I use Gmail with Apple Mail downloading everything for a backup. Works well, and keeps my important stuff on my HD in case I'm offline for some reason.

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  • vitaminjvitaminj Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I've been using gmail since september of '04 when a buddy invited me. I've never looked back since. I've never had a single problem with it. Desktop clients just feel so awkward to me anymore.



    google.overlords.welcome.

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  • ben0207ben0207 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I use Apple Mail, but I find it locks up for like 30 seconds sometimes when I go to reply or forward a message.

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