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*@gmail.com

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I don't get it.
- "*" means wildcard, kind of like the wild in Uno. This means that the email is going to be sent to every single person with @gmail in their address. That's a lot of people.
  
  I get that part, just not the rest. (Well I do now, thanks to the other replies)
  
  I appreciate your help, though.
- https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2822:_*@gmail.com
- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pBmuY6qFMPQ
  
  I’m pretty sure it’s referencing this

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