Blogs on Gmail and Google Accounts

Discussed here - Mail Delegation in Gmail , which is considered the safest way to allow someone access to our accounts, has recently received a new feature.  Previously, under the Gmail settings > Accounts & Import tab > Grant access to your account section, we would only get the "Mark as read" option.  Now, there is an additional section titled Sender information where the owner of the source account has the option to determine whether messages sent from the delegate account(s) will include attribution or not. Note:  The options can be changed anytime by the owner of the source account. There is no need to click on the Save changes button. The changes are automatic upon selection of the respective radio button. For the recipient, here are the basic differences depending on the option selected: In the Gmail web UI In the message header

Many times we have to encounter a situation where we discuss the best way to allow someone access to our accounts or on ways to best share an email inbox across multiple users.  In most cases, the solution to the above-mentioned problems is to leave the password with the users; even though we are worried about a couple of important things - (a) it is not a secure way of doing things and (b) there is always the threat of the system finding those access suspicious and blocking them. One way to resolve these types of issues is through Email delegation - a process through which you can grant access to a Gmail account by adding a delegate who can read, send, and delete messages from that account. It dispenses with the sharing of password and reduces the possibility of the system finding access to the account suspicious and blocking it. It doesn't completely remove the possibility because each Gmail account is intended and designed for use by an individual user. If you have mul