%hash = ( 'george@foo.com' => 'george ); # how it is when george is added
%hash = ('bill@host.com' => 'bill'); # bill clobbers george

##</code><code>##

%hash = (
      email => 'george@foo.com',
      name => 'geroge fubar',
      age    => 68,
);

##</code><code>##

my $email = params('email');
my $name = params('name');

$hash{email} = $email;
$hash{name} = $name;