[OT] Strange spamming tactic

On 20/11/2019 14.09, Andy Burns wrote:
Wolffan wrote:

it’s possible for a_lot_ of people to have what looks to Google
like the same address for routing mail, though not the same actual
address. Why Google let this happen is left as an exercise for the
student.

Are you sure about that?

I confirm it.


Seems to me that once someone registers fred.bloggs@gmail or
fredbloggs@gmail, nobody else can register e.g f.redbloggs@gmail or
fred.blogg.s@gmail they are all aliases of the first account.

fred.bloggs@gmail
fredbloggs@gmail
f.redbloggs@gmail
fred.blogg.s@gmail

Are all the same account. Try it. Take your own gmail address, and post
to it inserting a dot anywhere randomly in the name. It works.

--
Cheers, Carlos.

Carlos E.R. wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

fred.bloggs@gmail
fredbloggs@gmail
f.redbloggs@gmail
fred.blogg.s@gmail

Are all the same account. Try it. Take your own gmail address, and post
to it inserting a dot anywhere randomly in the name. It works.

Yes, I know I've tested it previously, in fact there are ways in which
you can't just add dots; leading, trailing and consecutive dots aren't
allowed.

..fredblogs@gmail
fredbloggs.@gmail
fred..bloggs@gmail