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Early first.last@gmail accounts had firstlast@gmail reserved for them. Google stopped doing that a few years after launch.
by thwest 14y ago
Early first.last@gmail accounts had firstlast@gmail reserved for them. Google stopped doing that a few years after launch.
- llimllib 14y agoI had no idea they stopped doing that! That seems a pretty serious change of model, I'm glad I know it now.
- akldfgj 14y agoThey didn't stop.
- awakeasleep 14y agoAre you certain? Im under the impression periods in email addresses, anywhere, do not affect delivery http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/1-awesome-gmail-tip-you-dont-know-about-seriously/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/1-awesome-gmail-tip-you-dont-kn...
- akldfgj 14y agoPeriods in gmail addresses to not affect delivery. other mail servers may behave differently.
- taejo 14y agoI thought it was the other way around: mail to firstlast@gmail.com will be delivered to first.last@gmail.com unless firstlast@gmail.com was registered early on.