Fesshole 🧻Mar 2
Someone has an almost identical Gmail address as mine, but without the dot between first name and surname. However, Google doesn't care about the dot and I get most of their emails. I just cancelled a golfing holiday to Scotland for them. I can't stand golf.
Show threadAxelMar 2

@fesshole
Same here. I get (g-)emails for people in France, Mexico and Indonesia. Even contracts show up now and then. I wonder why no-one ever complained to google about it.

Or does Google simply send it to *both* mailboxes?

Show threadJyrgen NMar 3
@axel @fesshole AFAIK they don't take anything except letters and digits into account, so there are no two mailboxes. "abcdef" and "a.bcdef" and "abcd.ef" is all the same to Gmail.
Show threadAxel

@jyrgenn @fesshole

Thanks. Weird then that there are so many people signing up for services with a non-valid gmail address.

Mar 3 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadJyrgen NMar 3
@axel @fesshole Right, although I see it more as the service providers' responsibility to validate their prospective clients'/members'/customers' email addresses by sending a confirmation link. Sadly, this isn't as common as it should be.