28-05-2024, 07:38 PM
(28-05-2024, 07:30 PM)Neil Jones Wrote: I suspect because ampersand is alternative for "and", it may be that email programs took it as being (to carry on with the example) live@bbc.co.uk and kicking@bbc.co.uk as opposed to live&kicking@bbc.co.uk.
Some characters cause issues today on certain platforms, Google apparently doesn't like it if you use + in an email, because it has an alternative use on that platform.
To go off topic you can use + in a google email address to create aliases for example forename.surname+alias@gmail.com is an alias of forename.surname@gmail.com.
You can create inbox rules based on this, and it's useful for knowing where your email address has been passed onto other places.