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>The locally interpreted string is either a quoted-string or a dot-atom That's pretty clearly stating (to me) that the dot-atom is locally interpreted. It doe
by technofiend 8y ago
>The locally interpreted string is either a quoted-string or a dot-atom
That's pretty clearly stating (to me) that the dot-atom is locally interpreted. It doesn't say anything about how to interpret a dot-atom. Just to use it in preference to the quoted string if the rules you mention apply.
- megous 8y agoYou're mixing up two different concepts. E-mail address and mailbox. Multiple e-mail addresses can be used to deliver to the same mailbox. That's what "local intepretation" means. a.a@b is still a different address than aa@b.
- felipelemos 8y agoAnd in the end is what happens with gmail. You have one mailbox and all versions of your mailbox with dots in between the characters as alias automatically.