From mastodon to follow an account or a community on lemmy you use the @name@server format and there is no difference between a community name and a user-name

so i was wondering if anyone tried and checked what happened

    • Billegh@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      You joke, but gmail does this with dots in email. There is no difference to gmail between fartmaster@gmail.com and f.a.r.t.m.a.s.t.e.r@gmail.com. Not really any dragons here, but can create confusion if you’re unaware.

      • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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        5 days ago

        Nah, Gmail does the exact opposite of what their server does. Gmail is extra lenient with how an address may look. While their server is extra strict.

        • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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          5 days ago

          Correct. Gmail is doing it right, by anticipating how their server’s behavior might confuse people or lead to email going to the wrong mailbox, and making extra complexity to make sure the behavior makes sense. Lemmy is doing it wrong, in this instance.