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Re:*@gmail.com by xigoi on Thursday August 31, 2023 @06:35AM (#37335039)
Why would you register with an e-mail address that's not yours in the first place?
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Re:*@gmail.com by dredmorbius on Thursday August 31, 2023 @07:04AM (#37335321)
You may be stunned and astounded to discover that This Actually Happens.

(Examples include both Gmail and other systems.)

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12025091>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12027598>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17284211>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36756201>

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Re:*@gmail.com by Izkata on Thursday August 31, 2023 @08:06AM (#37335882)
In my case, a few years ago, it was a user who didn't understand the difference between Twitter and Gmail.
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Re:*@gmail.com by numpad0 on Thursday August 31, 2023 @08:21AM (#37336050)
There are horrible people who loves the idea of being able to use someone else's identities. Not just made up but stolen. I - I don't want to know why, nor what they're normally thinking.
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Re:*@gmail.com by xigoi on Thursday August 31, 2023 @08:26AM (#37336110)
How would dot sensitivity prevent that?
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