Re:The dots do matter: how to scam a Gmail user
by twhb on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:06AM
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The difference is that the dot behavior is non-standard, the plus behavior is standard.
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Re:The dots do matter: how to scam a Gmail user
by pryce on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:46AM
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That's incorrect. The validity of accepting the '+' character as part of an email address is part of the standard (-though it is a standard ignored by many prominent websites, aliexpress is just one example I believe)
The acceptibility of the '+' character is specified in RFC 5322 [1].
However, the behaviour where an address comprised of:
local-part "+" some-suffix "@" domain
is automatically routed to the address: local-part "@" domain
it certainly not part of the standard. I find it very useful myself and would be displeased to see that functionality removed, yet this is certainly not part of the standard.