Why Is Gmail Not Considered A Valid Email Address?

DCFC79

Well just signed up with my gmail and yahoo accounts and it worked

not come across a firm who only accepts an ISP email addy,

easyhost

Mark_Jefferson wrote: »

I only thought it was yahoo and hotmail ids which were banned since gmail accounts need verification when registered.

no all free email accounts are banned by anti-fraud services. i have a full list but i am not sure i can add the file on here

easyhost

BunShopBandit wrote: »

No they are not, I don't know what list you think you have but you are living in cloud cuckoo land.

i have a list provided by maxmind who are one of the leading anti- fraud service providers

DCFC79

easyhost wrote: »

no all free email accounts are banned by anti-fraud services. i have a full list but i am not sure i can add the file on here

well that theory was blown out of the water as i have previously stated

easyhost

DCFC79 wrote: »

wel that theory was blown out of teh water as i have previously stated

i will not inform maxmind that every one on MSE think their list is wrong as thise on MSE are happy to have fraudsters use their services


http://northumberlandfriends.co.uk/banned_emails.txt

DCFC79

Is this maxmind available in the UK

Meepster

easyhost wrote: »

i will not inform maxmind that every one on MSE think their list is wrong as thise on MSE are happy to have fraudsters use their services

Have you been sniffing glue???

At least two of use have set up M&S accounts, TODAY, using gmail addresses and it has worked fine.

DCFC has created an account using his yahoo address.

And to test your theory I've just set up another 3 accounts. One with a hotmail.co.uk address, one with a hotmail.com address and then I went over to freeola, made a stupid email address up and registered with that one too!

Why can't you just admit you are wrong???

easyhost

DCFC79 wrote: »

Is this maxmind available in the UK

many UK business use

Maxmind
Telesign
Verisign

they all have their own lists and procedures

Meepster

easyhost wrote: »

i will not inform maxmind that every one on MSE think their list is wrong as thise on MSE are happy to have fraudsters use their services


http://northumberlandfriends.co.uk/banned_emails.txt

There's no gmail on there though. Thanks for disproving yourself:

gardener.com
geocities.com
geologist.com
gmx.com
gmx.net
gnwmail.com
go.com
goplay.com
gotoworld.com
grabmail.com
graphicdesigner.com

easyhost

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