@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.
Sent from my iPhoneThe 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../Ok3chOn Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:Hmmmm...came to my emailOn Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Bwana Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> wrote:TestOn 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.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.
>
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