[fswd]

Somehow there's a Google service (I am guessing mobile) that allow you to register firstl.ast@gmail or f.irstlast@gmail, and then they will both get each other's email. Fundamentally if you allow any account to be created with a dot and without a dot (two accounts), but filter out the dot in the email received, it will cause a problem. The dot is one to one with the account, but filtered out becomes one to many with the email. Nobody seems to notice this logical issue.

[uxcolumbo]

My understanding is…

[e-mail], [e-mail] and [e-mail] are not 3 different gmail accounts.

It’s one account with multiple dynamic aliases using the dot.