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How to use 1 Email Address as Unlimited Email Aliases

Using 1 Email Address as Unlimited Email Aliases

Many email providers, such as Gmail, allow you to create unlimited aliases from a single email address using dots (.) and plus (+) symbols. This guide will show you how to take advantage of these features for organizing your emails, signing up for services, or even tracking spam.


Why Use Email Aliases?

  1. Organize Incoming Emails: Use aliases to automatically filter and label emails.
  2. Track Services: Know which service is leaking your email by customizing your aliases.
  3. Spam Protection: Quickly create unique aliases for websites you don’t fully trust.

1. Dot (.) Aliases

How It Works:

If your email is [email protected], Gmail ignores dots in the local part of the email (before the @). This means:

All of these will be delivered to the same inbox as [email protected].

Practical Usage:


2. Plus (+) Aliases

How It Works:

You can add a + followed by any string after your email name (before the @). For example:

All emails sent to these addresses will still arrive in the [email protected] inbox.

Practical Usage:


3. Combining Dot (.) and Plus (+) Aliases

You can combine dots and the plus symbol for even more flexibility:

These variations still deliver emails to [email protected].


4. Setting Up Filters in Gmail

Automatically Label and Organize Emails:

  1. Go to Gmail Settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses.
  2. Click Create a new filter.
  3. In the To field, enter the alias you want to filter (e.g., [email protected]).
  4. Click Create filter.
  5. Choose actions like Apply a label, Skip the inbox, or Forward.

5. Example Use Cases

  1. Shopping Websites: Use [email protected] to register on shopping sites. If you get spam, you'll know where it originated.

  2. Work and Personal Separation:

  3. Newsletter Tracking: Use [email protected] to subscribe to newsletters and filter them into a specific folder.

  4. Test Accounts: Use different aliases for testing sign-up processes: [email protected], [email protected], etc.


6. Other Providers Supporting + Aliases

While the dot trick is Gmail-specific, many providers (e.g., Outlook, ProtonMail) also support the plus (+) alias feature.


Tips for Using Aliases

  • Avoid using aliases for sensitive accounts (e.g., banking).
  • Regularly check and clean up filters in your email to maintain organization.
  • Keep a list of aliases for easy reference.

Enjoy managing your inbox like a pro!

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