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There is also the alias of googlemail.com on the domain level... Always a cause of big headaches. johnsmith@gmail.com john.smith@gmail.com johnsm.ith+foobar@gmail.com j.oh.nsmith@googlemail.com all are pointing to the same logical email address.
Well then I'd like to know how someone keeps signing up for services with my address, even though I never click any confirmation links. The email used for signing up specifically differs from mine by a dot.
(Though I don't think I'll complain to Google, seeing as it's just a dedicated address for shady sites, it's free, and Google aren't known for answering complaints anyway.)
I love the way most services treat dotted addresses as separate addresses. So for example if you wanted multiple accounts on $service you could register the following: john.doe@gmail.com j.ohndoe@gmail.com jo.hndoe@gmail.com joh.ndoe@gmail.com johnd.oe@gmail.com johndo.e@gmail.com And now you have six accounts, with the bonus of receiving mail in the same inbox for each account!
john.doe+beta@gmail.com john.doe+delta@gmail.com
they all go to the same address
If someone emails you without a dot and you reply from your dotted address, it will look strange in the receiver's email client.
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The level-up for this trick is if you have your own domain, and a provider that lets you use a wildcard alias (Fastmail, for one), you can use anything@yourdomain.com. On the fly. No way to block that!
I like that idea. I use Fastmail, in fact. So I could use hn@yourdomain.com or any address specific to a service. I guess the risk would be potentially not remembering that was done or exactly what was used. Also, could keep you locked into Fastmail or limited to providers who have this same feature.
I love the way most services treat dotted addresses as separate addresses. So for example if you wanted multiple accounts on $service you could register the following: john.doe@gmail.com j.ohndoe@gmail.com jo.hndoe@gmail.com joh.ndoe@gmail.com johnd.oe@gmail.com johndo.e@gmail.com And now you have six accounts, with the bonus of receiving mail in the same inbox for each account!
I have been getting financial emails from several people for many years at my GMail ID. They apparently have given my address but without the dot. But what mystifies me is how these people keep going for years without ever realising they aren't getting account transaction emails (from their banks), notifications of stock trades, even OTP emails etc. How is it possible for people to use these services for years withou…
Been there. I posted about this before but I own a 5 character common first and last name @gmail.com address. I get misdirected emails _constantly_. Usually I am polite about it and let people know, but sometimes I make a game of it. I was invited to participate in a drum circle with an offer to pay for my flight to which I replied that I would love to join, but they would also have to pay for drum lessons. I got a m…
My e-doppelgängers have priced cars across the state of Ohio, been active in the PTA, pursued higher education in Germany, and seems to always be interested in commercial real estate in the outer boroughs of NYC.
Though once -- I received an email asking me to please just apologize to my sister already.
I replied, "I think you have the wrong email address; I don't have a sister."
I saw a response -- "HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT? Your mother is crying." I thought it best to just walk away at that point.
> Your Gmail address is unique. If anyone tries to create a Gmail account with a dotted version of your username, they'll get an error saying the username is already taken. Well then I'd like to know how someone keeps signing up for services with my address, even though I never click any confirmation links. The email used for signing up specifically differs from mine by a dot. (Though I don't think I'll complain to G…
Don't. Google has nothing to do with it. Complain to the services/companies sending e-mails to unconfirmed addresses. It is unfortunately fairly common.
Been getting his bank statements, his amazon orders, class emails, share purchases/sales.
Its a joke.
Edit: been happening for around 5 years.
Its also entertaining at the same time to see what he's doing on another continent. I'm torn, dammit Google!