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Q: In my Gmail address, I have a period in there to separate my first and last names for easier reading. When I was logging in the other day, I mistyped my user name into the Gmail website without the period, but my password still worked. How is that?
A: Though the period in the first part of your e-mail address may make it easier for humans to process at a glance, the Gmail service ignores it. In other words, the system sees honey.badger@gmail.com and honeybadger@gmail.com as the same address, and your password works with either variation.
The New York Times
