Do iCloud email addresses ignore periods like Gmail?

In a Gmail email, you can put periods in your email, but in the end, the address is seen without them.
So [email protected] is also seen as [email protected] or even [email protected].

My question is, does iCloud handle emails this way too? If I have an address with periods in it, could I send an email to the same address without periods and receive it?

Solution 1:

No, this doesn't work for iCloud email addresses. Just tried it and the email failed to deliver — the email must be exactly correct.

Solution 2:

You can create an email alias in iCloud to accept your dotted version.

Eg. If your iCloud address is [email protected], then [email protected] won't work, unless you add an email alias for it in your iCloud email account. See:

http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a

For full instructions on how to create your email aliases.