Problems Sending From Gmail Accounts

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses issues participants have encountered when sending emails from Gmail accounts, particularly difficulties with certain email providers like Yahoo and Hotmail. Participants share their personal experiences and potential workarounds, as well as their thoughts on using Gmail compared to other email services.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, mentions that emails sent from Gmail are often rejected by Yahoo and Hotmail due to the lack of an IP address.
  • Another participant shares their experience of not facing these issues, possibly due to not using Outlook.
  • Several users note that they have encountered "Sector 5 violations" when trying to send emails, leading to delivery failures.
  • One participant expresses frustration with having to send emails in plain text, which affects the appearance and removes their signature block.
  • Some participants discuss the benefits of Gmail over other email services, highlighting features like free space and the ability to import contacts.
  • Another participant mentions that they have been having issues specifically with Hotmail accounts, echoing the concerns of others.
  • One participant humorously asks about Gmail, indicating a lack of familiarity with the service.
  • Several participants express interest in obtaining Gmail accounts and discuss the differences between Gmail and other email services.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the extent of the email delivery issues, with some participants experiencing problems while others do not. There is no clear consensus on the effectiveness of potential workarounds.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects a range of experiences with Gmail, particularly in relation to its functionality and compatibility with other email providers. Participants share personal anecdotes rather than formal advice.

Who May Find This Useful

This thread may be of interest to consultants using Gmail who are experiencing similar email delivery issues or those considering switching to Gmail from other email services.

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PamperedChefDebi
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I know several of us use gmail but I'm curious if any of you have found acceptable work arounds for the fact that so much of our e-mail is not accepted at certain addresses. Especially replies to yahoo and hotmail. I have researched on the net and I know it's happening everywhere and it's because gmail refuses to send your IP address with the e-mail and some e-mail hosts (or whatever they're called) will reject the e-mail without it.

I have found that changing the text from HTML to Rich or sometimes Plain usually gets it through but it also looks terrrible (especially Plain) and it deletes my entire signatue block.

I use gmail with Outlook and LOVE it but this is really starting to become a huge problem. I haven't even sent out my Jan newsletter yet because I anticipate it will not be pretty.

Any advice?
 
I am computer illerate but I use gmail and I do not seem to have this problem (at least that I know of). Is it because I don't use outlook???
 
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I'm not sure. I've heard of people some using e-mail interfaces and some not, getting e-mail returns about Sector 5 violations. It's all over the GMail Help section but they don't seem to be doing anything about it.
 
Maybe they will announce that we each get a pampered chef email account :)
 
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How cool would that be!!??
 
ok I am dumb, what is gmail?? I know I will probably regreat asking this, so I blame it on the hormones and thinking about the baby...
 
it is just another free email service....like hotmail, yahoo, etc. (by invitation only) I think that I have some free ones if anyone is interested, give me your email address!
 
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Me, me, me!! Hook me up Jennifer!
 
What's the difference? I have yahoo... but I don't want to have to change everything again unless it is really worth it.
 
well it isn't bad to have 2 or 3...and then when you sign up for snapfish accounts, you can get lots of free photos between all of them, or you cna have one as your "junk mail account" that you don't care if you get spammed through, etc etc!
 
the difference is you don't ever have to delete any email's, it has a search engine for the emails (i love love love this) and it has a chat among gmail users in your address book. I have about 50 invites it all of a sudden gave me a lot more so if anyone is interested i can give you one as well. either pm me your email address or email me at [email protected]
 
PamperedChefDebi said:
Me, me, me!! Hook me up Jennifer!
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you already have one....do you want another?
 
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But my gmail is making me crazy!! I can't reply to hardly anyone!
 
Snapfish... one of my favorite internet services! That is how I did my Christmas cards, order pics so I don't have to go into the store and wait in line, and am going to be doing birth announcments! Ok now I need a gmail account for more free pics! How many can you do before they recognize different email accounts for same person???
 
PamperedChefDebi said:
But my gmail is making me crazy!! I can't reply to hardly anyone!
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knock on wood i have not had this problem. is it just the yahoo and hotmail ones?
 
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It is especially hotmail and sometimes yahoo. I've even had problems e-mailing military accounts.
 
i don't have to many of those...maybe that's why i haven't realized the problem?? my brothers that have yahoo we mainly chat through myspace. send those people an invite for gmail!
 
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It's my business e-mail though. I tried to e-mail our cluster earlier today and I started by replying to all on an e-mail from my Director and then formatted my message from there. Almost every single one kicked back with a Sector 5 violation. I ended up having to send it in plain text, which looked awful and deletes my signature block.
 
mbh06 said:
Snapfish... one of my favorite internet services! That is how I did my Christmas cards, order pics so I don't have to go into the store and wait in line, and am going to be doing birth announcments! Ok now I need a gmail account for more free pics! How many can you do before they recognize different email accounts for same person???
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Umm, I have 4 accounts :) ...all of my 4x6 pics from my cruise were free!! Oh yeah, and thanks to ebates, they gave me a code for free shipping for up to 100 prints! Note: you can only use this once on an account, but if you do 20 free here, 20 free there, etc etc, viola! Coupon Code: FREESHIPJAN

So, mine were totally free, And if I did have to pay, I would have gone through my ebates account...because they have a 10% cash back for purchases there!
 
sorry but i have to ask...what is an ebates account?
 
PamperedChefDebi said:
It's my business e-mail though. I tried to e-mail our cluster earlier today and I started by replying to all on an e-mail from my Director and then formatted my message from there. Almost every single one kicked back with a Sector 5 violation. I ended up having to send it in plain text, which looked awful and deletes my signature block.
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Debi- I sent you an invite!

98 left if anyone else needs one!
 
nikkijo said:
sorry but i have to ask...what is an ebates account?
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Ohhh boy! You didn't see the thread back awhile ago about it? It's free money! My account is at 28.74 already! they send you a cash refund every 3 or 6 months I think it is, for shopping online. They have links to different online stores, and just for following a link from their website, they track it and give you a cash back. (each store is a different amount) and they give you coupon codes too!

here is my referral link:
http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?id=31690313
 
All of a sudden, i've been having issues sending to hotmail accounts...keeps booting them back!!!
 
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Tara1021 said:
All of a sudden, i've been having issues sending to hotmail accounts...keeps booting them back!!!
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Yep. Is it saying something about Sector 5?
 
to me it WAS WORTH IT!!
mbh06 said:
What's the difference? I have yahoo... but I don't want to have to change everything again unless it is really worth it.
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I got spammed to death in yahoo, Gmail has sooooo much more to offer and even I who have much trouble importing, was able to import my email addresses from yahoo to gmail.

Gmail offers so much more free space, and so many more cool things/features too!!!

I didn't have a private invitation though, I just went to google.com and signed up :)

HTH

Liz
 
different gmail accts
mbh06 said:
Snapfish... one of my favorite internet services! That is how I did my Christmas cards, order pics so I don't have to go into the store and wait in line, and am going to be doing birth announcments! Ok now I need a gmail account for more free pics! How many can you do before they recognize different email accounts for same person???
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I have one for junk mail
one for pampered chef
one for my eaorhitccs@gmail. my initials, credentials for Coding hsp med recs
different emails for different things :)
 
I have gmail but I don't use it much. It drives me nuts that you can't create folders. Everything just sits there. I know you can mark them or whatever but I would rather have them put into separate folders.
 
lizcooks4u said:
I got spammed to death in yahoo, Gmail has sooooo much more to offer and even I who have much trouble importing, was able to import my email addresses from yahoo to gmail.

Gmail offers so much more free space, and so many more cool things/features too!!!

I didn't have a private invitation though, I just went to google.com and signed up :)

HTH

Liz
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Oh! must be they opened it up to anyone...for awhile it was by invitation only, you can tell how much I use mine!
 
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I love that you can use gmail's POP access free! I have my .pst file on my desktop shared out and all my home computers are networked so I can access everything using Outlook from any computer. I sooooo prefer to use Outlook versus the webmail.
 
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