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When IT insists on autogenerated email addresses… (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

FirstInitial LastName is common format. I knew someone named Aaron Ryan who got stuck with the email address “aryan@company.com”.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Thankfully, a.ryan@example.com and aryan@example.com should be delivered to the same inbox.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There is no requirement to do so, although GMail's adoption of this non-standard seems to have popularized the practice.

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