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Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account

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Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> writes:

> Woody wrote:
>> My wife is trying to open a gmail account but keeps getting refused.
>> She should have an account firstname.surname@gmail.com but Gmail is
>> unable to find such, so she tried to open a new account. Filled in
>> the necessary and when it came to email address she was offered two
>> (unsuitable) addresses and the option of choosing her own. She
>> entered firstname.surname@gmail.com and was immediately told that
>> this username is already in use.
>> How can one end of gmail be unable to find an address and at the
>> same time refuse to create the identical address as it was already
>> in use?
>
> Moral: don't use gmail.
>
> But seriously, if you try to send a message to her
> <firstname.surname@gmail.com> address does it bounce?  If so, we would
> be more convinced that the address does not exist.

Gmail ignores full stops in email addresses. Maybe that has something to
do with it. Maybe try firstnamesurname in whatever dialog it is.

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SOT: Problems creating gmail account Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-09-08 15:31 +0100
  Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-09-08 15:38 +0100
    Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-08 16:53 +0100
    Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-09-08 19:36 +0100
      Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-08 19:45 +0100
        Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2026-09-08 20:11 +0100
          Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-08 20:49 +0100
          Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-08 20:56 +0100
      Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-09-08 21:19 +0100
        Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-08 22:20 +0100
          Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Mark Carver <mark@invalid.com> - 2026-09-19 19:50 +0100
      Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-09-08 22:11 +0100
      Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-09-09 08:40 +0100
  Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-09-08 18:27 +0100
    Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Abandoned Trolley <that.bloke@microsoft.com> - 2026-09-09 07:56 +0100
      Re: SOT: Problems creating gmail account Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-09 10:32 +0100

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