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19 January 2007

AskMeCha: My Gmail Notifier isn't working. "Cannot read your messages (bad data, 6)." Yet I can go to my account and read messages myself just fine. Is something wrong with my copy of Gmail Notifier, or with the world?

post by: Prospero at: 11:08 | 10 comments

This happens when I use IE to log onto my other gmail account. (Firefox being my main browser.)

posted by agropyron 19 January | 11:21

I've been having trouble with gmail (webpage, not notifier which I don't use) on and off for the past couple days.

posted by danostuporstar 19 January | 11:21

My gmail notifier is working just fine.

posted by interrobang 19 January | 11:24

have you tried re-installing the notifier?

posted by taz 19 January | 11:25

taz: re-installing it gets me the same result. I've got it set to Firefox, for what it's worth, but the same thing happens if I set it to IE.

posted by Prospero 19 January | 11:32

But have you logged onto any other gmail accounts with either browser? If so, log out of all other accounts then try it.

posted by agropyron 19 January | 11:34

Clear out your internet explorer cookies.
Tools --> Options --> Delete Cookies.

Then, log back into metachat and tell us if it worked.

posted by seanyboy 19 January | 11:56

agropyron: I only have one Gmail account.

seanyboy: I cleared cookies in both IE and Firefox for good measure--it still doesn't work.

posted by Prospero 19 January | 13:36

Yay, it works now. That was random.
Now I don't have to check gmail every five minutes.

posted by Prospero 19 January | 15:08

Mine was also giving me the same error this morning. It's fine now. I think the notifier was temporarily borked this morning.

posted by deborah 19 January | 15:53

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