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Hello all,
I have recently discovered that inputting the . and + signs in my gmail email address will effectively create a new email, with all email being sent to it being redirected to my normal inbox.
For example, say my email is johndoe@gmail.com . Now say that I want to create an account on a website, but do not want to use my normal email. I input john.doe@gmail.com, and the website treats it as a new email, but all mail is redirected to johndoe@gmail.com . This also works if text is inputted after a + sign, for example, johndoe+jane@gmail.com would redirect all email to johndoe@gmail.com .
I'd like to know why exactly this occurs. Is this because of technical restrictions? Or perhaps it is a bug in gmail itself? Thank you very much for your answers on this matter. -- 81.178.75.46 ( talk) 10:57, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you to everyone for your help. Thank you especially to @ Tigraan:. I did not know about this trick's possible usage as a spam filter, but will be using it from now on! 81.178.75.46 ( talk) 09:31, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
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Hello all,
I have recently discovered that inputting the . and + signs in my gmail email address will effectively create a new email, with all email being sent to it being redirected to my normal inbox.
For example, say my email is johndoe@gmail.com . Now say that I want to create an account on a website, but do not want to use my normal email. I input john.doe@gmail.com, and the website treats it as a new email, but all mail is redirected to johndoe@gmail.com . This also works if text is inputted after a + sign, for example, johndoe+jane@gmail.com would redirect all email to johndoe@gmail.com .
I'd like to know why exactly this occurs. Is this because of technical restrictions? Or perhaps it is a bug in gmail itself? Thank you very much for your answers on this matter. -- 81.178.75.46 ( talk) 10:57, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you to everyone for your help. Thank you especially to @ Tigraan:. I did not know about this trick's possible usage as a spam filter, but will be using it from now on! 81.178.75.46 ( talk) 09:31, 21 March 2022 (UTC)