Why Gmail Might Be to Blame for Sean Conner Getting Emails for Other Sean Conners

Gmail might partially be to blame for receiving emails from other Sean Conners

Sean Conner, who snagged [email protected] early, explains how Gmail's policy of ignoring periods in usernames causes occasional email mix-ups. He shares a Lobsters thread full of similar stories and a damning Stack Exchange answer from another early adopter, arguing Google's explanation is flawed and that the confusion is real. Conner also dives into which ASCII characters are actually allowed in email addresses, noting that surprisingly few are forbidden.