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i think this is a case of gmail ignoring periods in your email address and applying the same rule elsewhere.

As an example name.lastname, na.melastname and namelast.name are all the same email address.

Would fname.i.lname be the same as fnamelname?

fname.i.lname@ == fnameilname@

The "i" only exists in one of the addresses.

Exactly. "Would fname.i.lname be the same as fnamelname?" -> No.

"fname.i.lname@gmail.com" is the same address as "fnameilname@gmail.com"