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I'll see if we can get a fix pushed out for this today/ASAP. The issue currently occurs when you have multiple Red Hat accounts that use the same email address

I'll see if we can get a fix pushed out for this today/ASAP. The issue currently occurs when you have multiple Red Hat accounts that use the same email address (or a sub-addressed version of the same email address, like "chris@gmail.com" and "chris+123@gmail.com".

thanksgiving 9y ago
> I'll see if we can get a fix pushed out for this today/ASAP. The issue currently occurs when you have multiple Red Hat accounts that use the same email address (or a sub-addressed version of the same email address, like "chris@gmail.com" and "chris+123@gmail.com". Is this a special case for Google mail or do you assume foo+bar@example.domain is the same as foo@example.domain ? Why?
- luciddreamz 9y ago
  It's an abuse prevention mechanism. We do not permit users to have multiple OpenShift Online accounts. See 2.1 in the OpenShift Online terms of service: https://www.openshift.com/legal/terms.html https://www.openshift.com/legal/terms.html "You may not (or permit third parties to) create multiple accounts or otherwise access the Services in a manner that is intended to avoid Fees or to circumvent maximum capacity thresholds for the Services."
  - noja 9y ago
    Then it's a bug right? The uniqueness check should be based on the part before the + sign.
    - thanksgiving 9y ago
      No, I don't think what google does is standard behavior (not trying to say anything bad about Google; I love Google). However, as far as I know, disallowing + is not a particularly good way of preventing abuse. I won't go as far as to say it semms like bad code but it is pretty close. I think it is OK to make a special case for Gmail and Google mail but it is counterproductive to try to crown it as a de facto standard. http://mozilla.wikia.com/wiki/User:Me_at_work/plushaters?useskin=oasis http://mozilla.wikia.com/wiki/User:Me_at_work/plushaters?use...
      - noja 9y ago
        huh? Google's special behaviour is that they are blind to dots in the user part of the address. The + sign is not anything to do with Google.
        thanksgiving 9y ago
        Oh I didn't know. Just found https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5233 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5233 after trading what you wrote. I just assumed + is a valid character and a+b@example.domain would be a valid email address independent of a or b. But it seems we shouldn't allow + or -- when people sign up for a new email address?
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thanksgiving 9y ago

> I'll see if we can get a fix pushed out for this today/ASAP. The issue currently occurs when you have multiple Red Hat accounts that use the same email address (or a sub-addressed version of the same email address, like "chris@gmail.com" and "chris+123@gmail.com". Is this a special case for Google mail or do you assume foo+bar@example.domain is the same as foo@example.domain ? Why?

luciddreamz 9y ago
It's an abuse prevention mechanism. We do not permit users to have multiple OpenShift Online accounts. See 2.1 in the OpenShift Online terms of service: https://www.openshift.com/legal/terms.html https://www.openshift.com/legal/terms.html "You may not (or permit third parties to) create multiple accounts or otherwise access the Services in a manner that is intended to avoid Fees or to circumvent maximum capacity thresholds for the Services."
- noja 9y ago
  Then it's a bug right? The uniqueness check should be based on the part before the + sign.
  - thanksgiving 9y ago
    No, I don't think what google does is standard behavior (not trying to say anything bad about Google; I love Google). However, as far as I know, disallowing + is not a particularly good way of preventing abuse. I won't go as far as to say it semms like bad code but it is pretty close. I think it is OK to make a special case for Gmail and Google mail but it is counterproductive to try to crown it as a de facto standard. http://mozilla.wikia.com/wiki/User:Me_at_work/plushaters?useskin=oasis http://mozilla.wikia.com/wiki/User:Me_at_work/plushaters?use...
    - noja 9y ago
      huh? Google's special behaviour is that they are blind to dots in the user part of the address. The + sign is not anything to do with Google.
      - thanksgiving 9y ago
        Oh I didn't know. Just found https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5233 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5233 after trading what you wrote. I just assumed + is a valid character and a+b@example.domain would be a valid email address independent of a or b. But it seems we shouldn't allow + or -- when people sign up for a new email address?

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