Length limit to email addresses

EricN
EricN Posts: 15 ✭Lüm Member
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When I signed up, I had to remove the periods from my email (i.e., it was firstname.middlename.lastname@gmail.com . Finding the solution was a lucky guess. Is this still a problem?

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  • H-Man
    H-Man Posts: 369 ✭Lüm Member

    Gmail allows for ambiguous placement of dots and underscores. I.e.

    first.name@gmail.com = first_name@gmail.com = fi.rst.na.me@gmail.com.

    You can put the dots and underscores anywhere and emails would still go to the same email address. The behaviour you're describing is likely designed to combat this issue.

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