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  • OT: gmail question using Ubu 20.04

    From bilsch01@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 29 14:25:28 2021
    I have a gmail account I seldom use but I intend to start using it for
    certain messages. Today on my main computer I typed
    'gmail login'
    in FF browser and it displays all my gmail mailbox content on the screen automatically. I really want it to require my password before it will
    access the mailbox contents like that but I haven't figured how to set
    that up. If you know what I should do I will appreciate you posting the
    answer.
    TIA Bill S.

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  • From Aragorn@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 30 07:56:56 2021
    On 29.09.2021 at 14:25, bilsch01 scribbled:

    I have a gmail account I seldom use but I intend to start using it
    for certain messages. Today on my main computer I typed
    'gmail login'
    in FF browser and it displays all my gmail mailbox content on the
    screen automatically. I really want it to require my password before
    it will access the mailbox contents like that but I haven't figured
    how to set that up. If you know what I should do I will appreciate
    you posting the answer.
    TIA Bill S.

    If it automatically logs you in, then that is because you have a
    Google-related authenticating cookie in your Firefox directory that does
    that.

    I can bring up YouTube or GMail from any bookmark in any of my browsers
    without needing to log in, because I have those cookies enabled and
    because I've logged into YouTube in all of my browsers. If I clear my
    cookies, then I will have to log in again.

    --
    With respect,
    = Aragorn =

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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 30 13:12:47 2021
    On 29/09/2021 22:25, bilsch01 wrote:
    I have a gmail account I seldom use but I intend to start using it for certain messages. Today on my main computer I typed
    'gmail login'
    in FF browser and it displays all my gmail mailbox content on the screen automatically. I really want it to require my password before it will
    access the mailbox contents like that but I haven't figured how to set
    that up. If you know what I should do I will appreciate you posting the answer.
    TIA   Bill S.

    Either manually log out of gmail every time you stop using it, or set
    Firefox to delete cookies when you shut it down.

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  • From Mike Easter@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 30 14:21:24 2021
    bilsch01 wrote:
    I typed 'gmail login' in FF browser and it displays all my gmail
    mailbox content on the screen automatically. I really want it to
    require my password before it will access the mailbox contents like
    that
    At the top R of gmail inbox there is 'your' google account icon w/
    initial or pic; if clicked it has a Sign out in the menu.

    --
    Mike Easter

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  • From bilsch01@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 1 10:41:43 2021
    Thanks everyone for the useful information.

    Bill S.

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