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Why is it even possible to create a new Google account with an email like 'user+suffix@domain' if 'user@domain' is already handled by google's mail servers and
by dividuum 3y ago
Why is it even possible to create a new Google account with an email like 'user+suffix@domain' if 'user@domain' is already handled by google's mail servers and thus applies the plus-routing rules? Even in the non-exploity case that seems like a great way to create confusing mail setups.
- hypeatei 3y agoI think this aliasing feature is too complex for its own good. Especially at Google's scale.
- paxys 3y agoA domain can freely move between mail servers. Google has a specific handling for a+b@domain.com, other servers might not. At the end of the day they are two unique email addresses, and that's how they should be treated across the internet.
- asylteltine 3y agoBecause of how old and legacy googles authorization system is. A “Google account” is just a string.
- Racing0461 3y ago> user+suffix@domain It's even worse than that. At least the +XYZ is specified in the email rfc. Google has decided even further that periods in the name also go to the cononical email. ie hi.my.name@google.com is equal to himyname@google.com and routes all emails to the second.
- Too 3y agoAnother fun one is upper case vs lower case. I’ve been bitten by systems that are case sensitive, while the rest of the email world mostly is not.
- hudell 3y agoI could swear I at least once received an email that was sent to myname.mydomain@gmail.com or something similar in my myname@mydomain email. It's been several years but I remember thinking that was fucked up and looking into the full email to see if there was any other explanation for me receiving it, which I did not find.
- paulddraper 3y agoGoogle (and most email providers) also treat the user portion as case-insensitive.