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I still get occasional emails for `firstnamelastname@gmail.com` while I registered `firstname.lastname@gmail.com` Which seems to contradict what the article sa

I still get occasional emails for `firstnamelastname@gmail.com` while I registered `firstname.lastname@gmail.com` Which seems to contradict what the article says, since the article suggests anyone who registered my `firstnamelastname@gmail.com` would own mine. Or is the article suggesting actually nobody ever registered `firstnamelastname@gmail.com` and some idiots just think "oh i need to write to firstname lastname" (one of many who share my firstname/lastname in French) and they just compose that email address? I don't get it. edit: but moral of the story I think it's really a bad idea to register based on a real firstname/lastname -- I'm tired of getting junk ... and worse, getting invoices for other people for a service I also use. I got confused once and actually made a payment which was not meant for me >_>

Ciantic 6y ago
Yes, "nobody ever registered `firstnamelastname@gmail.com". You own it. I keep getting email without dots because I too have common name someone mistakenly sends to.
brmgb 6y ago
> Which seems to contradict what the article says, since the article suggests anyone who registered my `firstnamelastname@gmail.com` would own mine. It doesn't. firstnamelastname@gmail.com is also your address. Nobody could have registred it. > Or is the article suggesting actually nobody ever registered `firstnamelastname@gmail.com` and some idiots just think "oh i need to write to firstname lastname" (one of many who share my firstname/lastname in French) and they just compose that email address? I don't get it. Yes, that's what is happening. If you get unintended emails, their intended destination is yet another address.