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I don’t think it is possible for someone to register a gmail account name that contains dots. Therefore the mail you are getting is just people sending it the w
by MarkSweep 6y ago
I don’t think it is possible for someone to register a gmail account name that contains dots. Therefore the mail you are getting is just people sending it the wrong address.
I also have a "${lastname}${firstname}@gmail.com" email account and experience misdirected emails somewhat frequently. I wish more websites supported a “delete and recreate your account” feature, because some of my account were principally created by someone else and I can’t edit the details (Hulu).
- csande17 6y agoYou can register a Gmail account that contains dots -- mine does -- but you can't register an address that collides with another address if you remove all the dots.
- znpy 6y agoNot sure how these restrictions evolved over time, but the fact stands that I almost routinely get emails that are not meant for me.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoThat's just people filling in your email address instead of their email address. Nothing to do with Google.
- saagarjha 6y agoDoes Google keep track of your address with the "preferred location of the dots"? Can you sign in with the dot removed?
- csande17 6y ago> Does Google keep track of your address with the "preferred location of the dots"? Yup! Both the account switcher and the "From" address on emails I send include the dots. > Can you sign in with the dot removed? Hadn't tried it before, but yes I can. (In fact, you can try this at home: it also works if you add dots.) Signing in this way doesn't change what Google thinks my "canonical" email address is -- after logging in, the account switcher etc. still shows the dots in the places they were when I first registered.