lazyvar@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 3 years agoWhen IT insists on autogenerated email addresses…lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1833arrow-down162cross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.mllemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
arrow-up1771arrow-down1imageWhen IT insists on autogenerated email addresses…lemmy.worldlazyvar@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square32linkfedilinkcross-posted to: programmerhumor@lemmy.mllemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
minus-squareolympicyes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·3 years agoFirstInitial LastName is common format. I knew someone named Aaron Ryan who got stuck with the email address “aryan@company.com”.
minus-squarejoby@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down9·3 years agoThankfully, a.ryan@example.com and aryan@example.com should be delivered to the same inbox.
minus-squareramjambamalam@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up36·3 years agoThere is no requirement to do so, although GMail’s adoption of this non-standard seems to have popularized the practice.
minus-squarejoby@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·3 years agoI stand corrected. I haven’t used anything other than proton mail in a while and it works there. I thought it was part of the standard
minus-squarePoorlyWrittenPapyrus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-23 years agoHilbert Tlerston never stood a chance
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 years agoAnd that poor receptionist, Penelope Nisbet
minus-squaresamus7070@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoA place I worked at actually did this to a person named Diane Cupps.
minus-squareBumblefumble@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 years agoAh yes, the famous Nazi leader Hidler.
minus-squareThis is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down13·3 years agoAdam Olfano? What about him?
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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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Thankfully, a.ryan@example.com and aryan@example.com should be delivered to the same inbox.
There is no requirement to do so, although GMail’s adoption of this non-standard seems to have popularized the practice.
I stand corrected. I haven’t used anything other than proton mail in a while and it works there. I thought it was part of the standard
Hilbert Tlerston never stood a chance
And that poor receptionist, Penelope Nisbet
A place I worked at actually did this to a person named Diane Cupps.
Hideo Lerch
Ah yes, the famous Nazi leader Hidler.
It would be “hiler”
Adam Olfano? What about him?