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Oh but that is true.. :) https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150

by l181 4y ago

vetinari 4y ago
Well, maybe Google should check their own implementation, because interesting things happen when accounts for both version exist. I have an account with the dot, that was made in age, when Gmail was invite-only. Few years ago, someone created an account without the dot. Yes, I'm receiving their mail, and have no way to contact them, because everything I send out comes back to me.
- matsemann 4y ago
  Most likely no account without the dot actually exists, it's just someone having written their email wrong at some places.
  - vetinari 4y ago
    Then that guy puts the wrong address consistently in places, where you want to receive the mail, from applications to education courses to paypal.
    - teddyh 4y ago
      Yes, people do that.
    - astura 4y ago
      Not only do people do this, it's actually extremely common, ask anyone with commonname@gmail.com. Someone here said their original email address has become unusable because it gets thousands of messages a day that are intended for other people. "That guy" might actually be multiple people all making the same mistake with your email address. My coworker told me there's a complete stranger who, every time she emails her son, accidentally sends the email to him first. This has been going on for years, she makes the same mistake every time, she doesn't learn her son's actual email address, and she doesn't learn to press "reply." I'm 100% sure the "non-dot-version" doesn't exist as a separate account.
      - InitialLastName 4y ago
        AOL used to allow users to email other users without using the @aol.com extension. Back in those days I (prior to any capacity to negotiate a sensible ISP, for the record) had an email that matched a common subject line that was inundated by people who typed their subject in the To line and then wrote an email.

Oh but that is true.. :) https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150

by l181 4y ago

Oh but that is true.. :) https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150

Well, maybe Google should check their own implementation, because interesting things happen when accounts for both version exist. I have an account with the dot, that was made in age, when Gmail was invite-only. Few years ago, someone created an account without the dot. Yes, I'm receiving their mail, and have no way to contact them, because everything I send out comes back to me.

matsemann 4y ago
Most likely no account without the dot actually exists, it's just someone having written their email wrong at some places.
- vetinari 4y ago
  Then that guy puts the wrong address consistently in places, where you want to receive the mail, from applications to education courses to paypal.
  - teddyh 4y ago
    Yes, people do that.
  - astura 4y ago
    Not only do people do this, it's actually extremely common, ask anyone with commonname@gmail.com. Someone here said their original email address has become unusable because it gets thousands of messages a day that are intended for other people. "That guy" might actually be multiple people all making the same mistake with your email address. My coworker told me there's a complete stranger who, every time she emails her son, accidentally sends the email to him first. This has been going on for years, she makes the same mistake every time, she doesn't learn her son's actual email address, and she doesn't learn to press "reply." I'm 100% sure the "non-dot-version" doesn't exist as a separate account.
    - InitialLastName 4y ago
      AOL used to allow users to email other users without using the @aol.com extension. Back in those days I (prior to any capacity to negotiate a sensible ISP, for the record) had an email that matched a common subject line that was inundated by people who typed their subject in the To line and then wrote an email.