Gmail address problems

When I first set up my gmail account many moons ago, I
thought I had
claimed the same name as my primary email address (aol.com).
When I
recently purchased tickets, I was told an acknowledgement
would be sent
to my gmail account. Upon trying to sign into that account,
I realized
that I was registered under another name. Gmail tells me
that someone
else has my desired name, but I believe that address is the
original
one I set up a year or more ago. Is there a way to reclaim
that
original name, or at least find out if it's really mine or
not? (I have
sent an email to that account and am awaiting a response.)


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Do you remember what the secondary email address for it was?
You could
try the "Forgot my password" link and see how
far that gets you.

Fuzzy

On 3/25/06, dyoffeaol.com <dyoffeaol.com> wrote:

> When I first set up my gmail account many moons ago, I
thought I had
> claimed the same name as my primary email address (aol.com).
When I
> recently purchased tickets, I was told an
acknowledgement would be sent
> to my gmail account. Upon trying to sign into that
account, I realized
> that I was registered under another name. Gmail tells
me that someone
> else has my desired name, but I believe that address is
the original
> one I set up a year or more ago. Is there a way to
reclaim that
> original name, or at least find out if it's really
mine or not? (I have
> sent an email to that account and am awaiting a
response.)

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How long has it been since you last used it?  If the account
is truely
yours that's a big factor.  GMail will mark accounts
dormant after 3
months I think (can't find the URL with the exact times in
it)
<http://mail.google.com/support/bin/an
swer.py?answer=6563&topic=1505>,
and if it remains dormant for 6 months (9 total) it will
delete the
account and recycle the username.  If it's been more than 9
months,
someone else may have snatched up the username you once had.

If it's been more than 5 days, and less than 9 months, you
should be
able to reset the password from the "Forgot my
password" link on the
login page.  Note: If the account was accessed in the last 5
days, you
cannot reset the password without access to the secondary
e-mail
listed on the account.

On 3/25/06, dyoffeaol.com <dyoffeaol.com> wrote:
>
> When I first set up my gmail account many moons ago, I
thought I had
> claimed the same name as my primary email address (aol.com).
When I
> recently purchased tickets, I was told an
acknowledgement would be sent
> to my gmail account. Upon trying to sign into that
account, I realized
> that I was registered under another name. Gmail tells
me that someone
> else has my desired name, but I believe that address is
the original
> one I set up a year or more ago. Is there a way to
reclaim that
> original name, or at least find out if it's really
mine or not? (I have
> sent an email to that account and am awaiting a
response.)
>
>
>
>

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