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Gmail enables a high-risk non-standard feature to 100% of its users, while optimistically only 0.00000001% uses it. That’s grossly irresponsible. Let the users
by josteink 8y ago
Gmail enables a high-risk non-standard feature to 100% of its users, while optimistically only 0.00000001% uses it.
That’s grossly irresponsible. Let the users who needs aliases enable them explicitly and manage them themselves.
- koolba 8y agoI’m clearly biased working in tech but from my anecdata the gmail “address hacks” are used by significantly more than 0.00000001% of the population. And not just because that’s 1 out 10 billion people. Regardless that’s no excuse for shitty software and websites that don’t follow standards. Literally anything before the @ sign is fair game to be interpreted by the email server as it sees fit. That include emojis, case sensitive names, and most punctuation. Assuming email addresses are unique because the text is unique is simply wrong.