On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 20:55:10 -0500, Scott Raun <sraun at fireopal.org> wrote: > Can anyone give me a logical explanation as to why gmail accounts have > a minimum length of six characters? >From the Gmail Help Center: Why can't I have a shorter username? Studies have shown that short usernames at popular domains receive significantly more spam due to automatic address generation. Gmail's requirement that all usernames be at least six characters in length is meant to keep spam out of your inbox. -- David Phillips <david at acz.org> http://david.acz.org/ _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list