Thank you....in this case I can log in....and I have access to the associated recovery emaIl...thus if I'm not mistaken I have the same proof of ownership as anyone else on this forum...
I could be mistaken but that is my understanding?
Not really. The standard proof of ownership is thru signing a message. So, basically, if you provide other proof other than signing a message then most likely it will not be entertained especially if it takes a lot of time to verify whether it can be or not. Please read the sticky like KWH said. You obviously didn't read it.