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Emails are a difficult thing, aren't they? Was the 10 day countdown the first time Google mentioned "we'll suspend the account unless..."? Generally on these t
by iamben 4y ago
Emails are a difficult thing, aren't they?
Was the 10 day countdown the first time Google mentioned "we'll suspend the account unless..."? Generally on these things - and unless it's an absolute emergency - you'd expect lots of prior warning and at least a couple of "YOUR SERVICES ARE DUE TO BE SUSPENDED" emails in the 48 hours before.
That said, I've rightly called my bank out for sending an email with the subject line "Your account was compromised" - and then the body began "...is what you could be reading if you didn't have adequate security", followed by a sales pitch for some cyber security software. When you get rubbish like this (or absolutely banal "important information regarding" emails) so often, it's hard to know when to bother.
- ar9av 4y agoIt's frustrating when emails don't categorize as critical and we end up missing something important. And don't even get me started on those misleading subject lines that turn out to be nothing but a sales pitch. It's like we have to play detective just to figure out which emails are worth our attention. It would be great if companies could be more transparent and upfront about the urgency of their messages.
- GrinningFool 4y agoEvery message is urgent to the company that sent it.
- zamnos 4y agoGet a better vendor? They should at least have separate categories for marketing vs "important" account information, vs actually important account information (that last category can't be unsubscribed from).
- chrisandchris 4y agoTrue. AWS at least prefixes mails with "[ACTION REQUIRED]" if there _might_ be some action on your side required. And by coubting the mails that are coming in today with "important information", I can fully understand if you'll miss one.
- sqldba 4y agoI get a lot of emails (from various companies) that have "action required" and no action required at all. Usually "you've logged in from a new device, you don't need to do anything unless you've been hacked."
- chrisandchris 4y agoI get your point, and that's true. IMHO, I rather have some "action required" mails that won't need action than a single without the prefix that will require action. Until everyone uses the prefix everytime...