fixed this problem (finally). Clicked the gear and then 'Configure inbox.'
Then I unchecked everything and that brought all of the emails back.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Paul Mooring <
paul@getchef.com> wrote:
> More importantly the code changes and is sent to your phone when you
> request it (at log on). There's a lot of practical reasons why this is
> orders of magnitude better than a static code which amounts to another
> password. To understand why think about how most web services end up
> getting compromised.
>
> - Most commonly a vulnerability is discovered in the web service (or
> another web service where you used the same e-mail/password combo, so get a
> password manager!).
> - Given a database of users and password hashes, the attacker would
> attempt to brute force or "guess" the password with automated software
> - If the password is in plain text (not hashed) in the web services
> database, it's already game over
> - If he hashed password doesn't use a salt (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_%28cryptography%29), pre-computed
> rainbow tables make getting the plain text password trivial
> - Having discovered a username/password combo, the attacker would gain
> access and generally try to use the same combination on other popular
> services (gmail, facebook...)
>
> With that process in mind, you could easily use the same account
> credentials on a much smaller and less secure service than gmail and have
> that service become your attack vector. As you can imagine most people
> have a whole lot of e-mail indicating nearly every online service they use,
> and password re-use is rampant. That means once you have your gmail
> account compromised a cascading waterfall of sorrow can follow.
>
> The take away from all this is, your important services should have unique
> passwords *and* 2 factor auth. If you need your phone to get in to gmail,
> amazon, $BANK, ebay... then so does the attacker meaning you have really
> massive gains in terms of safety and piece-of-mind.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 12:30 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 2 factor authentication adds a whole second layer to your login. So you
>> need a code plus password to authenticate from an untrusted location. If
>> you look under security settings you can get more details.
>> On Aug 2, 2014 12:26 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> sorry for the delay.... I just got home from work.
>>> I don't know what 2-factor auth is so I may have accidentally enabled
>>> it. How do I check that? WHy do you so highly recommend it, Stephen?
>>>
>>> As for the priority inbox/social media thing.... my primaryinbox never
>>> changed when google changed their page. My business email did change
>>> though. It didn't affect me so I thought nothing of it
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> did you enable 2-factor auth?
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Michael Torres <matorres124@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are you using Chrome? or FireFox?
>>>>>
>>>>> Strange thing happened to me where i could not view any of my messages
>>>>> in FireFox anymore, so I have to access my gmail account in Chrome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> so it only happened to me then it seems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Stephen Partington <
>>>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> no idea
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> no. I only used web mail. I never could get pop to work.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Stephen Partington <
>>>>>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> did you use a pop email client?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I opened it this morning and my inbox was empty. 4 years worth of
>>>>>>>>>> stuff was just gone!
>>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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