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Re:Telegram has stolen my channel's username to sell it on a... by kube-system on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:16PM (#33363424)
Gmail sucks, but not for any reason caused by email the protocol.
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Re:Telegram has stolen my channel's username to sell it on a... by olah_1 on Saturday October 29, 2022 @12:19PM (#33385439)
It is the fault of email, the protocol, yes.

If email was better designed, it would not allow these situations to happen. For example, if server operators didn't own your account, there would be no problem.

It is a protocol issue.

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