It happens to me occasionally. I suspected that using a "." wasn't necessary. Thanks for the tips, y'all!
Phil Aroneanu | skype/twitter: philaroneanu | 350.org On Jun 2, 2011, at 5:45 AM, Luca Bertagnolio <[email protected]> wrote: > Adding to what Ruben said, Google has implemented a very clever way to treat > the "dot" issue in email addresses on Gmail. Here is a note in the help page > at: > http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?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. > Do note that this is only true for Gmail addresses. If you are using Google > Apps for Domain, then the dots are enforced, here is what the help has to say > about this: > > One last thing: Google Apps does recognize dots. If you'd like to have a dot > in your username, please ask your domain administrator to add your preferred > username as a nickname. > > Ciao, Luca > Milan, Italy > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:45, Ruben Bakker <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried to send messages to and address like [email protected] (it > contains a dot) and it worked nicely. Does it happen every time or is it > occasionally? > > Ruben Bakker > uncomplex gmbh > http://mailplaneapp.com > http://repliesapp.com > > > I found the same thing. If there's a "." in the email address, I get the > error. Everything else works. Anybody find a fix? > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mailplaneapp" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/mailplaneapp?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mailplaneapp" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mailplaneapp?hl=en.
