Rhonda Lea Kirk Fries wrote:
> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>> Dustin wrote:
>>
>>> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>> Unfortunately, Google has been building a contact list for
>>>>> the webmail by harvesting email address(s) being passed in
>>>>> transit from the smtp/pop3 transactions. In other words,
>>>>> they're harvesting and storing it in your webmail account
>>>>> for your convenience.
>>>>
>>>> That must only be happening to you. :-/ I just checked my
>>>> two POP3 gmail accounts, and there are no harvested/stored
>>>> email addresses at the webmail interface.
>>>
>>> Hi BTS.
>>>
>>> I knew I wasn't imagining things, so I googled.
>>>
>>> http://support.google.com/mail/bin/a...en&answer=8933
>>> <snip>
>>
>> What you describe appears to be something that may happen if
>> you are using the gmail webmail interface. In your post, you
>> stated they were harvesting emails "in transit from smtp/pop3
>> transactions." There's a big difference.
>>
>> I read my gmail in Thunderbird, POPping and SMTPing through
>> gmail as you alluded, and there is no harvesting.
>
> Under the general settings tab, there's an option to "Create contacts for
> auto-complete." The choices are "When I send a message to a new person, add
> them to Other Contacts so that I can auto-complete to them next time" or
> "I'll add contacts myself."
>
> I'm pretty sure that when I send to an new email address using Outlook
> rather than the web interface, Gmail saves the address for me in my contacts
> just as it does when I use the web interface. I'm equally sure that if I
> were to change my selection, it would stop doing so, no matter the interface
> I use.
>
> But once someone has access to one's webmail account, it really doesn't
> matter. One way or another, once the account is hacked, all the mail one has
> sent and received is available for the use of the intruder.
>
> Note to Dustin: I got one from your email address too.
>
I didn't get one.

.... must be an oversight.