Not related to the issue at hand, but a put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is security measure, I am personally taking this opportunity to use 2 factor authentication on my gmail account. If you don't have this option, you will in a few days.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/advanced-sign-in-security-for-your.html