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    I have a gmail account and read somewhere about gmail dots. I *think* someone mentioned putting dots in your email addy but I don't have a clue why.TIA!

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    with gmail you have a master account such as momtoaprincess@gmail.com then when you do offers you can do m.omtoaprincess@gmail.com or mo.mtoaprincess@gmail.com and so on so that it will be like a new email to the offer but will show up in your master email account. It helps with trying to get offers to credit on a second or third try.
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    It reads as a separate e-mail address, but still goes to the same account.
    For example

    Momtoaprincess@gmail.com
    M.omtoaprincess@gmail.com
    Mo.mtoaprincess@gmail.com

    All read as different e-mail addresses.
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    this is a bug not a feature of gmail.

    say your gmail addres is momtoaprincess@gmail.com now if you typed in m.omtoaprincess@gmail.com then google get the e-mail and delivers it to momtoaprincess@gmail.com because google can not read dots (.) before the @ so you and put in any combination of dots in your address to give you new address to help sort out who is sending you mail. Some more varations so you get the idea are
    mo.mtoaprincess@gmail.com
    mom.to.a.princess@gmail.com
    momtoaprinces.s@gmail.com

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    Just have to say as we all typed almost the same message at the same time and used the same e-mail address as an example too Funny!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by m 'n c View Post
    with gmail you have a master account such as momtoaprincess@gmail.com then when you do offers you can do m.omtoaprincess@gmail.com or mo.mtoaprincess@gmail.com and so on so that it will be like a new email to the offer but will show up in your master email account. It helps with trying to get offers to credit on a second or third try.
    Cool!! Thank you!! I do have a master account with a long name. I will have to try that later with some offers that I can't seem to get to credit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedy View Post
    It reads as a separate e-mail address, but still goes to the same account.
    For example

    Momtoaprincess@gmail.com
    M.omtoaprincess@gmail.com
    Mo.mtoaprincess@gmail.com

    All read as different e-mail addresses.
    Thank you!! I do have a long email gmail name so I will start using the dots in different spots. I have been able to get things to credit from a company but when I do a different offer(same company) I don't get credited again. I will definitely try this later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bs4free View Post
    this is a bug not a feature of gmail.

    say your gmail addres is momtoaprincess@gmail.com now if you typed in m.omtoaprincess@gmail.com then google get the e-mail and delivers it to momtoaprincess@gmail.com because google can not read dots (.) before the @ so you and put in any combination of dots in your address to give you new address to help sort out who is sending you mail. Some more varations so you get the idea are
    mo.mtoaprincess@gmail.com
    mom.to.a.princess@gmail.com
    momtoaprinces.s@gmail.com

    I hope this has helped some!

    Thank you!! It did! I never knew that google couldn't read dots. I learn something every day. I do have a long gmail addy so I will start placing them in different spots. I have seem to hit a brick wall with crediting lately so maybe this will help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Momtoaprincess View Post
    Thank you!! It did! I never knew that google couldn't read dots. I learn something every day. I do have a long gmail addy so I will start placing them in different spots. I have seem to hit a brick wall with crediting lately so maybe this will help.

    Just one more idea if you plan on dotting, you might want to have a game plan so you dont redot with the same doted address if you know what i mean ie

    m.omtoaprincess@
    m.o.mtoaprincess@
    m.om.toaprincess@

    just so you need to know where you left off and know the next in the progression Just a tip I hope it helps!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bs4free View Post
    Just one more idea if you plan on dotting, you might want to have a game plan so you dont redot with the same doted address if you know what i mean ie

    m.omtoaprincess@
    m.o.mtoaprincess@
    m.om.toaprincess@

    just so you need to know where you left off and know the next in the progression Just a tip I hope it helps!

    That's a great idea! I definitely will do that. Thanks!!

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