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On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:24:59 +0000
Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Rob,

> IIRC it was related to the fact that some GMail accounts use gmail.com 
> whereas others use something like googlemail.com or something.  I
> think it was to do with the fact that when you send an e-mail on some
> accounts it comes from someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx whereas it will receive
> on someone@xxxxxxxxxx

Google, in Europe, can't use the gmail addy any more.  They have to use
googlemail as the domain.  Pre-existing gmail accounts will suffer this
translation problem for many years, I suspect.

Why can't Google use GMail?  See;
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/01/8741.ars

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