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minus-squareNegativeNull@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·25 days agoFun fact: many (most?) email providers allow you to append “+word” to your email address and it’ll still deliver. For example, if your email is: kirk@starfleet.org You can use: kirk+spock@starfleet.org kirk+bones@starfleet.org kirk+scotty@starfleet.org Those will all route mail to your main mailbox (kirk@starfleet.org), but look different to websites.
minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-225 days agoI’ve been using this for years. #1 it adds a new layer of security if there is a breach and you use a different, but not obvious, tag for websites like me+amazon@starfleet.org, me+netflix@starfleet.org. #2 it helps to know if a website you sign up for sells your information, so if you get penis enhancing product ads sent to me+FreeOnlineGamez@starfleet.org then you know where it came from #3 some sites don’t allow the + so you’re screwed
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 days agoGmail lets you put a . anywhere in your address
Fun fact: many (most?) email providers allow you to append “+word” to your email address and it’ll still deliver.
For example, if your email is: kirk@starfleet.org
You can use:
kirk+spock@starfleet.org
kirk+bones@starfleet.org
kirk+scotty@starfleet.org
Those will all route mail to your main mailbox (kirk@starfleet.org), but look different to websites.
I’ve been using this for years.
#1 it adds a new layer of security if there is a breach and you use a different, but not obvious, tag for websites like me+amazon@starfleet.org, me+netflix@starfleet.org.
#2 it helps to know if a website you sign up for sells your information, so if you get penis enhancing product ads sent to me+FreeOnlineGamez@starfleet.org then you know where it came from
#3 some sites don’t allow the + so you’re screwed
Gmail lets you put a . anywhere in your address