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correction to tip #2: the plus trick (username+foo@example.org) works with many mail systems not just gmail (as stated). its origins predate gmail. correction
by dododo 16y ago
correction to tip #2: the plus trick (username+foo@example.org) works with many mail systems not just gmail (as stated). its origins predate gmail.
correction to tip #4: iPhone's append "Sent from my iPhone" not "Sent from iPhone". i'd notice the missing "my". "Sent from my mobile." is just fine and probably a better approach.
- greyboy 16y ago> correction to tip #2: the plus trick (username+foo@example.org) works with many mail systems not just gmail (as stated). its origins predate gmail. Obligatory note: this doesn't work with all signup forms, unfortunately.
- someone_here 16y agoIn some email systems like postfix, you can change what the + character is (like . or _ or even numbers) So you could have username_football@example.com
- chmike 16y agoUnderscore is not a valid character in user names. Use - instead.
- mike-cardwell 16y agoYou're confusing "usernames" and "email addresses". Underscores are fine in the local part of an email address. The following are also valid: O'Reilly@example.com "Foo@Bar"@example.com
- chmike 16y agoIndeed. Sorry about this. I was confusing local part with domain name. Here is a blog note providing a detailed information on this. http://haacked.com/archive/2007/08/21/i-knew-how-to-validate-an-email-address-until-i.aspx http://haacked.com/archive/2007/08/21/i-knew-how-to-validate...
- dlsspy 16y agoI created an email address a long time ago that was something like readrfc822@ just for these sites. Anyone who validates email addresses by doing anything other than sending you an email is doing it wrong.
- icey 16y agogmail allows you to put periods anywhere in your email address, so you can use that as a fallback. If a site's email validator pukes on youremail+mightbespam@gmail.com, you can use youremai.l@gmail.com or y.o.u.r.e.m.a.il@gmail.com or whatever combination you want to use.
- PStamatiou 16y agoI've been doing the iPhone sig on my primary email for 2 years now - oddly enough I think I heard Kevin say it some other time and I picked it up then.
- protomyth 16y agoSo, how long till spammers remove the + and following characters or strip all the . out of a gmail address?
- ams6110 16y agoIf you're concerned, use a "+" suffixed address as your "main" address and consider email to your "bare" address to be spam too. Though this might be difficult if your "bare" address is already well-established with a lot of your contacts.
- pyre 16y agoThe '+' addresses just allow you to trace the who spilled the beans about your email address. Chances are that if NewEgg.com sells an email list to a spammer (or their customer database is hacked), that the spammer won't give two shits about stripping out the '+' part of the email addresses. It's no skin off the spammer's back if you now know that NewEgg.com leaked your email.
- AndyKelley 16y agoI don't like the iPhone signature. It's blatantly dishonest.