Gmail Mis.delivered?

An anonymous reader writes "Google doesn't make many mistakes but when it does, boy, are they doozies! The latest is that Gmail doesn't care about periods in usernames. So mail sent to anonymous.coward@gmail.com is also delivered to anonymouscoward@gmail.com, even though these are two separate mail accounts. Google admits Gmail doesn't see periods, but no word on a fix yet." Update: As may users have pointed out Ars has since corrected the story, stating that the original submitter was mistaken and the email was just improperly addressed.

Comments

Google is Sexist!

[biocute]

I can't believe Google is disrespecting users with periods.

Since there is no word on a fix yet, it would be interesting if Microsoft rolls out a 3rd party patch which warns Gmail users when the recipient email address has periods in it.

Crap... Wildcards are a problem, too...

[bennomatic]

I was wondering why I get so much spam. My email address is *.*@gmail.com.

:-P

Re:Yep

[strobexii]

The down-side is he subscribed to XM ENTERTAINMENT's porn newsletter.

Don't worry, I just got him back big time! I subscribed you to about a dozen porn newsletters. He'll be completely inundated with porn spam in no time! No need to thank me, helping other people is its own reward.

Re:Crap... Wildcards are a problem, too...

[TubeSteak]

You get mail? I've signed up for tons of stuff and nobody sends anything to my $sys$@gmail.com account.

For the life of me, I can't figure out why.

Well, that explains a lot.

[ral8158]

Someone must have a version of my G-Mail account with a period in it. Apparently, they're very into penis enlargement...

It's not a period...

[bdwoolman]

It is a G spot.