And they claim john.doe == johndoe - This is utter nonsense and hope somebody with brains at Google is listening! They don't allow any objections as they have put it in their FAQ's as acceptable! ./Ok3ch On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
john.doe != johndoe and it's allowed to have those two as distinct cby RFCs, IIRC.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 12:20, John Doe <fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
Does this mean to say google will allow john.doe@gmail.com to register even though there is a johndoe@gmail.com already registered?
It would be chaotic if that is the case...
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
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.comand >> 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. >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Skunkworks mailing list >>> >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>> >> 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 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Regards >>> > >>> > Brian Ngure >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Skunkworks mailing list >>> > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>> > 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 >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> 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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