@Collins you got the words out of my mouth - Google cannot claim to have this as a feature after it was initially a flaw and the flaw with past accounts has never been fixed. It was actually a big battle with the Internet community for them to even admit it first, and then silently fix it from one moment going forward. ./Ok3ch On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 6:10 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
@Okechukwu if indeed thats the case then its a big problem. The big question would be how to apply the "new feature" retroactively.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 11:02 PM, michaelbomett via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
My first google account registered in 2006 had a dot between my names then later after forgetting the password I registered without the dot and it accepted. These days I still get emails from both. I consider it as a feature but originally it wasn't.
On Sun, 14 Jun 2015 at 21:55 Okechukwu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Maybe it isn't because you have just discovered about it now yet it has been a problem for over 5 years or so. Google did clean up its act by now not allowing you to create these aliases, but like I said, oke.chukwu@gmail and okechukwu@gmail both do exists and they never created themselves, did they?
./Ok3ch
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Brian Ngure <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
No, you can't. Try it yourself. I also don't see any security flaw.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 8:32 PM, Areba Collins <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
The question is, can someone create a new account using any of those aliases? Me thinks not. If that is the case, I fail to see the security flaw.
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On Jun 14, 2015, at 7:18 PM, Brian Ngure via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
The point is, they provide a service. How they do it is entirely up to them. If they want to ignore dots/periods, that is their choice. If they don't want to follow the RFC, it is their choice.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Okechukwu via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Issue is, Google cannot wake up and decide what a character is as far as an email address is concern - the RFC for this is clear the allowed characters and they decide to be non-RFC compliant and breaking email - issue is they don't give a damn.
./Ok3ch
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
> Hmmmm...came to my email > > > Kind Regards, > > Kennedy KK > > Mobile: +254721699119 > Skype: k.kairu > Gtalk: kkairu > > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Bwana Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Test >> >> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via >> skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> Mr Mark, dots are recognized as unique usernames kkairu and >>> k.kairu are different. >>> >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> Kennedy KK >>> >>> Mobile: +254721699119 >>> Skype: k.kairu >>> Gtalk: kkairu >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Mark Kipyegon via skunkworks < >>> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Gentlemen I believe you will find this is a feature and not a >>>> security >>>> issue. Reason being that dots are not recognised as characters in >>>> Gmail >>>> usernames. >>>> >>>> This can be easily proven by attempting to login to the "wrong" >>>> email >>>> address with your valid password. >>>> >>>> On 14/06/2015 12:18, Peter Mugoh via skunkworks wrote: >>>> > Skunks, >>>> > >>>> > My mail address is pkmugoh@gmail.com and I have sent an email >>>> to pk.mugoh@gmail.com and received it as well as replied to it. >>>> I think this is a bad security flaw on googles part. >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>>> ------------ >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> ------------ >>>> >>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>> ------------ >>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >
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