[Elecraft] new address

[George Socker]

FYI, this should work with any decent email program or service;it's been around for years. I used it for a bit in 1998.
George(N3YSA)

-original message-
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] new address
From: S Sacco <nn4x.steve at gmail.com>
Date: 06/16/2009 7:50 AM

Sheldon, and others using Google's gmail.

There's a semi-obscure, but rather cool feature in gmail that lets you
create an unlimited number alternate e-mail addresses in the fly.

All you do, when providing your gmail address, is to add "+" and then
additional characters to your existing address.  From there, you can manage
incoming message with filters to automatically route the different incoming
messages (or even automatically delete them).

Example:  "Joe Ham" signs up for a gmail account, and selects "
WX1XXX.joe_ham at gmail.com" as his new address.   Joe Ham then goes to some
random website, which is asking for his e-mail address.  Joe can give them "
WX1XXX.joe_ham+random_website at gmail.com<WX1XXX.joe_ham%2Brandom_website at gmail.com>",
and any e-mail from there will come to his WX1XXX.joe_ham at gmail.com account,
but with the address "WX1XXX.joe_ham at gmail.com".  Then, he visits another
website, and gives THEM the address "
WX1XXX.joe_ham+random_website2 at gmail.com<WX1XXX.joe_ham%2Brandom_website2 at gmail.com>".
If he gets too many e-mails addressed to "WX1XXX at joe_ham+random_website2",
he can create a filter to automatically delete any incoming mail addressed
to that address.

Of course, spammers might be hip to this, too, and understand that they can
remove the "+" and everything after it, and have a good address...but,
still...it might be useful.

73,
Steve
NN4X





On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Sheldon Howard <sheldonhoward at gmail.com>wrote:

> Due to the large amount of spam received at this email address, (
> sheldonhoward at gmail.com) I will discontinue using this address
> immediately.
> I am requesting you, and a select number of other important correspondents,
> to change your database, directory, address book etc., and send all future
> email to:    *dr*sheldonhoward at gmail.com <drsheldonhoward at gmail.com>
>
>
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