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I setup a new site recently but did not create a gmail account unfortunately.

I just discovered some x&@xx! created a gmail account with the name of my site.

What are my options, if any?   Is this a violation of Google's terms of service?

It's a different site Jai.   Thanks for the suggestion though.

I want the gmail account to be the domain name of my new site but someone already setup a gmail account with that name.  I want to know if there is a way to have google close that account.  I think I already know the answer is no but it just does not seem right that someone can use the registered domain name and setup a gmail account.

Anyone have a suggestion on what can be done about this?

That is what I thought but wanted to put the question out there.

Lesson learned!  Setup your email, facebook, twitter, and other accounts as soon as you setup your domain.  Of course if I had paid for a private domain registration I don't think this would have been an issue.

Thanks Glen.  Looks like that is my next option.

unfortunatelly they can't do anything about it.  same with domain names, I had a boss in the past that was obsessed with buying every domain name you can think of, this is about 10 years ago.   It really is first come first serve.

I use google apps and have my vanity email address set up thru gmail.  Its super simple to do. Of course this is possible if you have a self-hosted site.

I just use my pop account through gmail.  It allows me to use a @modestmoney.com e-mail but with the flexibility to have it combined with my other e-mail accounts.  I'm actually surprised that so many people use a @gmail.com account instead of one with their own domain.

20s Finances said:

When they receive a reply from you, does it show them the address that they originally emailed? Right now, I have separate gmail accounts, but have them forwarded to my main gmail… but it would be ideal if I could hit reply and it would show the return address as the one they originally emailed.

Jackie said:

Modest Money said:

I just use my pop account through gmail.  It allows me to use a @modestmoney.com e-mail but with the flexibility to have it combined with my other e-mail accounts.  I'm actually surprised that so many people use a @gmail.com account instead of one with their own domain.

This is what I do too. I have all of my emails set up for my individual domains, but they all come to a single gmail account (that I can also reply from).

Usually it does show the address they originally emailed. Sometimes it shows that with a little "via" link that includes the gmail address it went through.  It depends on how the end user's email headers are set up.

I find it really frustrating to search for domain names and find that most are taken by squatters… but unfortunately, without a trademark there is not much you can do.

One thing you could do is add the ".com" to the gmail — is that taken?