Have a gmail account? Try this

[Digiital]

Here is something which I just found today. Not sure of this is a bug or what. But it's been reported to gmail/google.

my account on gmail is digiital@gmail.com but guess what, if you send a message to d.i.g.i.i.t.a.l@gmail.com I will STILL get the message at digiital@gmail.com add all the periods you want. It still gets there.

Interesting!!

[Bogie]

Well, that's just to make sure that you get your email - period!

[reiver]

that's interesting because I have a gmail account that is my first name then a "." then my last name. I'll have to check this out.

[Frogy]

I'll try it with mine as well.

[Dr.Dan]

I just tried it with removing the '.' in the email address... and it goes through just fine too .... hmmmmmm..... :tch:

I tried logging in without the dots and it won't let me in... but emails will go through... odd...

[Jimbo282]

Its there incase you make a typo???

[Digiital]

But some people have real email accounts with the period in them.

[freestylegreek]

i dont have a period in mine but i will try it out.

How long does it take for gmail to send you back your email on the same account?

[Digiital]

just as fast as a normal email sent the correct email address. atleast thats what I found.

[andyman]

hmmmmm very interesting :tch:
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[andyman]

spaces don't work

[Digiital]

WOW, I found this bug back in August and now it's just coming to light

http://slashdot.org/articles/06/01/22/1921241.shtml

[reiver]

Coming to light?

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.

[spaminator]

so where do the emails go to if 3 different people with the same name register 2 with dots one without? eg. johnsmith, john.smith, j.o.h.n.s.m.i.t.h