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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 02:19:25PM +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Simon Waters wrote: > > >> I find it rather useful as I can use a different email address for each > >> and every company I supply one to. Then if I start receiving spam on a > >> particular address I can just dump it to /dev/null using procmail. > > > > Typically you can also do this with either a "+" or "-" extension, > > depending on the mail server. > > > > i.e. simon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx delivers to simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but > > you can filter on the extension if and when needed. > > And, er: gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx works for me :) > So the suggestion is - Do NOT have a catch-all email address - Set up one (or a few) email addresses and then use the + to distinguish between senders or groups of senders? Why / how does the "+" system work? -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Thu Jun 25 07:52:41 BST 2009
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