I got a spot on answer from Hari - its Solved! -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Hari Kurup <[email protected]> > Reply-to: "I-Network Uganda" <[email protected]> > To: I-Network Uganda <[email protected]> > Subject: [i-network] Email Puzzle > Date: 2 Sep 2010 10:16:56 +0200 > > > See excerpt below from > http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10313# > ____ > Gmail doesn't recognize dots as characters within usernames, you can > add or remove the dots from a Gmail address without changing the > actual destination address; they'll all go to your inbox, and only > yours. In short: > > * [email protected] = [email protected] > * [email protected] = [email protected] > * [email protected] = [email protected] > > All these addresses belong to the same person. You can see this if you > try to sign in with your username, but adding or removing a dot from > it. You'll still go to your account. > ____ > > -- > Hari > > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Brian Ssennoga <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I Network, > > > > How is it that someone could receive an email on [email protected] > > when the actual Gmail address is [email protected] ? > > > > Has Gmail started to 'drop' the <dot> in some sort of approximation or what? > > i must be missin something - and i sure hope someone here might know what it > > is! > > > > Please help my (SPAM) troubled conscience... > >
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