Gnnr
04-21-2008, 03:05 PM
This works for some other e-mails too. Lets say your e-mail address is [email protected] if you add a plus sign before the @ sign you generate an instant virtual address for yourself. For example you can say your e-mail is [email protected] and it'll still come to your inbox. This is good for figuring out who your e-mail gets traded to when you give it out. You can then block any of those virtual addresses that have been sold to spammers.
Here's a better explanation
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1865178,00.asp
You can see some other gmail tricks if you click next at the bottom, or you can start at the beginning of the article here:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1865173,00.asp
You can also have fun with it and make up funny addresses like [email protected], haha. ;)
Here's a better explanation
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1865178,00.asp
You can see some other gmail tricks if you click next at the bottom, or you can start at the beginning of the article here:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1865173,00.asp
You can also have fun with it and make up funny addresses like [email protected], haha. ;)