+1 -- ME2
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Andrew Levicki <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Carl, > > I believe that gmail ignores periods in the left hand side of the address, > so in fact those two email addresses are the same account, i.e. not > forwarding. You could equally say the same about > [email protected], > [email protected], you get the idea. > > They also ignore anything after a plus symbol [ "+" ], therefore > [email protected]<c.h.o.u.s.e.m.a.n%[email protected]>equally > goes the same way. > > Feel free to try the above and see if it works. > > I hope this helps. > > Andrew > > > On 11 February 2010 06:25, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, this seems very weird to me. For some time, mail addressed to >> [email protected] has been delivered to my [email protected]. >> I thought, at some point, I created the chouseman mailbox and configured >> forwarding. But I couldn't sign in to Google with the chouseman address >> and >> no attempts to use their automatic password reset worked. About 3 months >> ago I went the distance trying to reset the password, using the last >> resort >> method several times. Each time I received an automatic message telling >> me >> I should be able to access the account, but of course, I never could. >> >> And then today this comes in: >> ---------------------------- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 3:55 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Google Username Assistance >> >> We searched our database but we were unable to find any usernames >> associated >> with your email address [email protected]. >> >> <snipped instructions for accessing my account, which apparently doesn't >> exist> >> ---------------------------- >> >> So the takeaway from that message is what, exactly? There's no username, >> therefore there is no account associated with [email protected]? And >> nonetheless, I have to keep receiving e-mail for that address? I don't >> see >> where a Google account can have multiple e-mail addresses tied to it as >> Exchange can, but apparently that's what has happened? >> >> It's crap like this that will keep me from ever recommending cloud >> services >> from Google. >> >> Carl >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Andrew Levicki MCITP MCSE CCNA > [email protected] > www.andrewlevicki.eu > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
