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Why do so many people responding to this seem to assume the plus sign is to fool spammers? Of course it's not useful for antispam. It's mostly meant to make it
by ridaj 5y ago
Why do so many people responding to this seem to assume the plus sign is to fool spammers? Of course it's not useful for antispam. It's mostly meant to make it easier to trace where a (legit) email comes from, for example to set up filters. https://gmail.googleblog.com/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-more-from-your.html https://gmail.googleblog.com/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-mo...
- sellyme 5y ago> Of course it's not useful for antispam. I've received spam emails to at least 70 different +addresses. It is absolutely useful for antispam. Spammers don't care about the reputation of the company they bought or stole the data from.