e-mail address caution
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e-mail address caution
My e-mail has a feature that if I start to type in a name for an address, it comes up with a list.
I Know I have chosen the name I want - and when I go to look in the "sent" file - a similar name has shown up.
Example:
I wanted: rickzilla, and was certain that was what I had selected - but when I looked, Ricky5678 was where it went.
So the point of this post - double check your address before pressing "send" -
By the way, this also happens with the PM addresses, too.
So - say I wanted to send something to Susie S - the "system" might decide that Susie Sunshine was where I wanted it to go.
I have learned to put the semi-colon after a name where I wanted it to stop.
Example: If you wanted to send something to bearitis, but not to bearisgray, type in bearitis; (with the colon at the end) and then you will be somewhat assured that I would not get it.
I Know I have chosen the name I want - and when I go to look in the "sent" file - a similar name has shown up.
Example:
I wanted: rickzilla, and was certain that was what I had selected - but when I looked, Ricky5678 was where it went.
So the point of this post - double check your address before pressing "send" -
By the way, this also happens with the PM addresses, too.
So - say I wanted to send something to Susie S - the "system" might decide that Susie Sunshine was where I wanted it to go.
I have learned to put the semi-colon after a name where I wanted it to stop.
Example: If you wanted to send something to bearitis, but not to bearisgray, type in bearitis; (with the colon at the end) and then you will be somewhat assured that I would not get it.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 10-13-2017 at 12:54 PM. Reason: remove shouting/ all CAPS
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 4,391
My list that pops up when I start to type in a name for an e-mail has the name and the e-mail address, so there would be no confusion. I can see the actual name of the recipient before I click on their e-mail address.
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