Gmail locked me out!

[Walking Man]

Any one have this happen? I've been sending tons of high resolution photos of my 'spring cleaning' Guilds to interested LTGers. In the middle of attaching some photos they shut the account down. The message said...

"To keep our systems healthy, Google has temporarily disabled your account. This primarily occurs when we detect unusually high levels of activity on your account. In most cases, it should take one hour to regain access. In rare cases, it can take up to 24 hours for access to be reinstated.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

Here are some reasons why this could have happened:

1. Receiving, deleting, or downloading large amounts of mail via POP or IMAP in a short period of time.
2. Sending a large number of messages to many people.
3. Being logged into or synchronizing Gmail on many computers, clients, or mobile devices.
4. Browser-related issues. If you find your browser continually reloading while attempting to access your Inbox, it’s probably a browser issue, and it may be necessary to clear your browser’s cache and cookies.
5. Providing access to file-sharing, file-storage software, email analytics services, browser extensions, or third party software that automatically logs in to your Gmail account."


Does this mean I'm a terrorist now :?: :? :shock: :roll:

 

[beinhard]

No.

It means you have generated more work for their servers than they expect for the kind of service you pay (?) for.

Your account has only been temporarily suspended, and they are NOT accusing you of doing anything illegal!

This is part of how they protect their systems from errors, sabotage and various forms of deliberate abuse. It's not always easy for them to distinguish between that and heavy but legitimate use.

beinhard

 

[GardMan]

It probably think you are a "spammer" or audio/video pirate for sending too much data...

I had a similar think happen with my credit cards once... for some reason we had to run a series of relatively large, identical charges in a short period of time (I can't remember why), and the computer thought my card was being used fraudulently. The card company shut down the account until I called them to verify... a bit embarrassing for a few minutes, but nice to know they were being vigilant with my account.

 

[dapmdave]

Nah... you probably just exceeded a preset upload limit of some sort. They'll let you back in.

Dave

 

[Walking Man]

Got back on this morning. Whew!
Thanks for the kind and encouraging words. :wink:

Minnie