Cannot create a Gmail account with the string "support" in it (accounts.google.com) 1 points by hyyypr 12y ago ↗ HN
[–] hyyypr 12y ago ↗ Any idea why ? [–] seren 12y ago ↗ To avoid someone registering support@gmail.com, or any variation of it, for nefarious purpose. (Is this a real question or a joke ?) [–] hyyypr 12y ago ↗ It is a real question. I get that allowing support@gmail.com would not be a wise idea. But it seems weird to forbid <randomstring>support<randomstring>@gmail.com. [–] seren 12y ago ↗ That is a bit heavy handed but I am pretty sure people could be creative with "Gwalletsupport@gmail.com" or "googleplussupport@gmail.com"...
[–] seren 12y ago ↗ To avoid someone registering support@gmail.com, or any variation of it, for nefarious purpose. (Is this a real question or a joke ?) [–] hyyypr 12y ago ↗ It is a real question. I get that allowing support@gmail.com would not be a wise idea. But it seems weird to forbid <randomstring>support<randomstring>@gmail.com. [–] seren 12y ago ↗ That is a bit heavy handed but I am pretty sure people could be creative with "Gwalletsupport@gmail.com" or "googleplussupport@gmail.com"...
[–] hyyypr 12y ago ↗ It is a real question. I get that allowing support@gmail.com would not be a wise idea. But it seems weird to forbid <randomstring>support<randomstring>@gmail.com. [–] seren 12y ago ↗ That is a bit heavy handed but I am pretty sure people could be creative with "Gwalletsupport@gmail.com" or "googleplussupport@gmail.com"...
[–] seren 12y ago ↗ That is a bit heavy handed but I am pretty sure people could be creative with "Gwalletsupport@gmail.com" or "googleplussupport@gmail.com"...
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