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Can't you use youraddress.servicename@gmail.com? I thought gmail strips whatever comes after the dot. (I don't have a google account, so I could be wrong or may
by nahkoots 1y ago
Can't you use youraddress.servicename@gmail.com? I thought gmail strips whatever comes after the dot. (I don't have a google account, so I could be wrong or maybe it was a different character, but I remember reading about it a couple times on here.)
- edwardbernays 1y agoIt's "+". The dot is, in fact, transparent.
- GrooveSAN 1y agoAfter the +, not the dot
- jussaying2 1y agoYou're thinking of the + character. youremail+servicename@gmail.com will still be delivered to you. Gmail ignores dot characters. y.o.u.r.e.m.a.i.l@gmail.com is equivalent to youremail@gmail.com
- eldridgea 1y agoI believe it strips everything after a "+" so you can use youraddress+servicename@gmail.com. It ignores periods so you could also use your.address@gmail.com or y.ouraddress@gmail.com or whatever. Some sides block plus addressing but that's what I use a lot of the time.
- 2bluesc 1y agoI think you mean yourname+servicename@gmail.com From my experience, many (bad) websites consider "+" an invalid character and prevent you from using the address in this form. Smart spammers can just strip the service name since it works the same for all Gmail users. Really need dedicated addresses like Fastmail's Masked Addresses.