We can speculate why this is so, does Google engineers have an issue dealing with the dot character? Or is it a case of just "we think this is the way it should be"?

./Ok3ch

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
@Kibui,

I actually always "do something about them" - depending on how important the content is. I strive to contact both the sender and the recipient to notify them on the anomaly. I've even gotten some threats in the process - by being told to read the stupid disclaimers that accompany the e-mails:)


On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 09:01, Thomas Kibui <thomas.kibui@gmail.com> wrote:
Washington,

Its unfortunate that you received someone else email .. You should probably do something about it ..

Have you thought of the converse   .. he/she is also receiving YOUR emails ..




On 13 September 2011 21:06, Brian Ngure <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:

They strip out the dot(s) and use the rest.

Regard's

Brian Ngure

On 13 Sep 2011 18:19, "One Murithi" <o0murithi@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Now this makes some sense to me. I think Google strips off everything
>> before the dot and uses the remaining part of the prefix.
>> I have always received e-mails addressed to *.odhiambo@gmail.com and
>> always wondered.
>>
>
> Are you certain? I think they only strip off the . which I think is
> acceptable - it is factored in when checking for available names.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address#Syntax
>
>
>> Google should be sued - only by those who pay for the e-mail services. For
>> the free service users, I doubt anyone stands a chance.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 15:05, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Doesn't make sense to me - if you breaking RFC's - how come you say
>>> Goggle App's do recognize the dot and mail shouldn't because someone
>>> can masquerade as you on mail but not on apps? Re-writing rules simple
>>> because you have a challenge on implementing it, which I think is the
>>> case here, is not right for the whole universe!
>>>
>>> ./Ok3ch
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Brian Ngure <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
>>> > Makes sense.
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Google has to make them the same person to avoid someone masquerading
>>> as
>>> >> you and using the dot to differentiate.
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