Say your ID is myemailid@gmail.com So while logging into your Gamil account you just need to type “myemailid” into the Username field and provide the valid Password associated with that account in the Password field…right??
Now instead of typing “myemailid” in the Username field, insert a dot (.) somewhere in between the letters (Say after the word ‘my’ which changes your Gmail ID to my.emailid@gmail.com), provide the valid Password associated with the login ID “myemailid” and click on the Sign In button. What did you get?
Yes Gmail lets you log in into your account although you mistyped the Username (my.emailid@gmail.com instead of myemailid@gmail.com).
Hence, to conclude, Gmail reserves the Username you used while Signing Up, ONLY for you and blocks any attempt to create Usernames using exactly the same string as in your actual Useername. So next time be very careful in choosing your Gmail Login Id.
NOTE: Don’t try this with Yahoo! mail. It wont work. Don’t know whether it will work with other free email service providers.
