Google's 'gmail.com' is easily mistaken for 'gail.com', which continues to receive 1.2 million wrong emails a week
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`` gail.com '', which is easily mistaken for `` gmail.com '', the domain of Google's mail service `` Gmail '', recorded about 5.9 million accesses in 2020 alone, and about 1.2 million mistakes per week. I keep receiving emails. In such 'gail.com', 'Frequently Asked Questions' written by Mr. Gail, the site administrator, is open to the public.
gail.com FAQ
https://gail.com/
Q: Why is there no content on 'gail.com'? Can you at least post a picture of your cat?
A: Sorry. I have a cat and she is too ordinary by internet standards. Also, there is very little content on 'gail.com' because we want to keep our servers' attack surface small and secure.
Q: Are you interested in selling 'gail.com'?
A: No. very sorry.
Q: How did you get 'gail.com'?
A: In 1996 my husband registered it as a birthday present.
Q: How many times a day is gail.com accessed?
A: In 2020, 'gail.com' had a total of approximately 5.9 million visits, with an average of approximately 16,000 visits per day. In addition, the total number of accesses by unique users was about 1.3 million, with an average of about 3,500 accesses per day. 'gail.com' is occasionally tweet bombed and can be accessed tens of thousands of times a day. On July 21, 2020, it was accessed approximately 109,000 times.
Q: Why is 'gail.com' so popular? Is Mr. Gail who manages 'gail.com' a celebrity?
A: No, I'm not a celebrity. It seems that most visitors intend to type gmail.com, but accidentally land on gail.com.
Q: I tried to send a photo to my girlfriend and entered 'gail.com' instead of 'gmail.com' in the address field. The photos were very private, could you please delete them?
A: There are only two valid email addresses for the 'gail.com' domain. So it's very likely that the photo you sent was rejected and deleted by your email provider. By the way, my email provider,
Q: I believe 'gail.com' violates my trademark rights.
A: After consulting someone familiar with trademark law, I was told that it is not possible to obtain an exclusive trademark using a generic word or name like 'gail'. Also, in 2006 we successfully defended a domain against a 'gail.com' takeover.
Q: Are you interested in monetizing gail.com?
A: No, thank you for asking.
Q: Did you know you can make money by running ads?
A: Yes, I understand. Thank you very much. If you feel you need more advertising in your life, visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) site. If you believe in free internet, consider donating to the EFF.
At the end of the frequently asked questions, 'If you have any questions that are not answered above, please feel free to send them to 'faq at mark gail dot com'. Thank you for visiting our site.' It is written.
Also, Mr. Gail is modest about his domestic cat, saying, 'It's not attractive by Internet standards,' but when I checked the source of 'gail.com', I found a link to a picture of a domestic cat. was included.
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