Two comments on the referenced stackexchange [1] claim that very early gmail accounts with and without dots were distinct. But searching the web, and reluctantl

Two comments on the referenced stackexchange [1] claim that very early gmail accounts with and without dots were distinct. But searching the web, and reluctantly asking AI, I can find no reference to this so I believe they are mistaken. According to Google themselves dots never mattered, not even in 2004. 1. https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/14668/why-does-google-not-consider-dot-in-usernames-of-gmail-addresses/90466#90466 https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/14668/why-does-g...