The . gmail trick

[(O_o)]

Hear ye, hear ye.
Let it known that some basic knowledge is below.
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You can use periods(not the girl kind) in your email address to use your account as multiple different addresses.

ie.
blah@gmail.com =
bla.h@gmail.com
bl.ah@gmail.com
b.lah@gmail.com

In addition, you can use @googlemail.com for even more addresses. This trick has been available for years and years.

This came up in a chat just now and some people didnt know about it. So just reposting to WF since we thought it should be shared bc we bout dat life.

 

[EricVonDoobie]

Pretty sure name+#@gmail.com works also.

i.e. gayguy+2@gmail.com

 

[(O_o)]

Pretty sure name+#@gmail.com works also.

i.e. gayguy+2@gmail.com

Just tested this. It works 100% for @gmail and @googlemail.

 

[dmnEPC]

Just tested this. It works 100% for @gmail and @googlemail.

been using the + for ages, didnt realize . works. wonder what other symbols might work?

 

[-joe-]

This won't apply to the . method, but the + method also works with other providers (I've tested on Hotmail, which works)

 

[golan]

Ban for outing

 

[SirKonstantine]

awesome. thanks.

 

[AdamC]

you know harvesters/anyone scraping for lulz - can just strip that shit to get your "naked" gmail/hotmale/shitmayle address, right?

also, it surprises me sometimes, but some signups really struggle with + signs in email addresses, as this can get converted to a space with httpds.