[Skunkworks] Gmail and the dot (.) character

All, I have just received an email meant for someone else only difference between my address is a dot (.) character and Google insists its my address, and upon further check, I come across this articled - https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=10313# Google expressedly says they do not recognize the dot (.) character in any email address - Isn't this trying to re-write the rules that govern mail transmissions as covered in the RFC's, which specifically allows the dot (.) as a legitimate character? ./Ok3ch