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> This is the only way to not have duplicate accounts for firstlast@googlemail.com vs first.last@googlemail.com vs first.last@gmail.com . Periods being optiona
by justinlardinois 10y ago
> This is the only way to not have duplicate accounts for firstlast@googlemail.com vs first.last@googlemail.com vs first.last@gmail.com .
Periods being optional in usernames is something that Gmail started, not a universal rule or part of the specification. Are you going to build into your system all the possible variations for every email provider?
- buro9 10y ago> Are you going to build into your system all the possible variations for every email provider? I've analysed my user database and am only doing the large providers for which I have high confidence.