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I'm not sure if you can use f..oo@gmail.com but if your email address is longer than a few characters then there are definitely a large number of combinations y

I'm not sure if you can use f..oo@gmail.com but if your email address is longer than a few characters then there are definitely a large number of combinations you can use if you want to register multiple accounts at one service, foo@, f.oo@, fo.o@, f.o.o@ etc. You can also use foo+extra@gmail.com and the +extra will be ignored, so you can give each service a separate email address like foo+hn@gmail.com. Beware, as I found out the hard way, this makes account recovery more difficult. To reset your password you need to enter your email address usually. But if you used +foo stuff then you might not be able to remember what email address you used.

paulgb 3y ago
> But if you used +foo stuff then you might not be able to remember what email address you used. I’ve sometimes resorted to finding a piece of email from them and looking at the “To” header.
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
> But if you used +foo stuff then you might not be able to remember what email address you used. That's exactly what password managers are for.
wongarsu 3y ago
> I'm not sure if you can use f..oo@gmail.com That wouldn't be a valid email address. (unless it's quoted. "f..oo"@gmail.com is valid, but so obscure nobody will accept it).