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Re:*@gmail.com by dredmorbius on Thursday August 31, 2023 @06:00AM (#37334768)
The presumption would be that these are two different entities.
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Re:*@gmail.com by xigoi on Thursday August 31, 2023 @06:31AM (#37335007)
They can't be, because Gmail obviously won't let you register an address that's already registered.
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Re:*@gmail.com by dredmorbius on Thursday August 31, 2023 @06:57AM (#37335253)
Will Gmail prevent you from entering such an address elsewhere, thinking either that it is yours, or that it is the email of some intended recipient other than the actual Gmail accountholder?

Alternatively: will third-party systems consolidate such addresses under a single account, or treat them as different?

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Re:*@gmail.com by xigoi on Thursday August 31, 2023 @07:04AM (#37335324)
Will any e-mail service prevent you from entering an address that's not yours to another site?
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Re:*@gmail.com by InsomniacL on Thursday August 31, 2023 @06:22AM (#37334925)
Yes, but how can that ever cause a problem to the end user?
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