Gmail allows aliases to receive email into the same mailbox using an apparently different address. Unlike traditional aliases, Gmail offers email addresses of the syntax your.username+words@gmail.com.
To make it more clear a Gmail alias is created with your Gmail username suffixed by any number of words that are separated by the + sign. For example, my Gmail address is pranav.yaddanapudi@gmail.com. Now some of the valid aliases to this email address are pranav.yaddanapudi+feedback@gmail.com , pranav.yaddanapudi+makingiteasy+feedback@gmail.com and pranav.yaddanapudi+makingiteasy+blog+feedback@gmail.com.
Apart from allowing + sign to create aliases, Gmail also allows usage of . (dot) to create aliases. Because Gmail doesn't recognize dots as characters within usernames, adding or removing dots from a Gmail address won’t change the actual destination address. Messages sent to yourusername@gmail.com, your.username@gmail.com and y.o.u.r.u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com are all delivered to your inbox, and only yours.
And now to answer your quick question in mind, yes, you can combine the two techniques to create a hybrid alias to your Gmail address. Something like p.r.a.n.a.vyaddanapudi+makingiteasy+feedback@gmail.com
As you can notice, I used all the above discussed aliasing methods to create this email address which can very well serve as an alias to my Gmail id pranav.yaddanapudi@gmail.com.
Isn't it interesting to know that Gmail allows multiple (infact unlimited) aliases to your Gmail address ? So what are you waiting for ? Go surprise your friends and family with your new Gmail aliases.
In the next post we will discuss the amazing benefits of using these aliases to better Organize your Gmail.
To make it more clear a Gmail alias is created with your Gmail username suffixed by any number of words that are separated by the + sign. For example, my Gmail address is pranav.yaddanapudi@gmail.com. Now some of the valid aliases to this email address are pranav.yaddanapudi+feedback@gmail.com , pranav.yaddanapudi+makingiteasy+feedback@gmail.com and pranav.yaddanapudi+makingiteasy+blog+feedback@gmail.com.
Apart from allowing + sign to create aliases, Gmail also allows usage of . (dot) to create aliases. Because Gmail doesn't recognize dots as characters within usernames, adding or removing dots from a Gmail address won’t change the actual destination address. Messages sent to yourusername@gmail.com, your.username@gmail.com and y.o.u.r.u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com are all delivered to your inbox, and only yours.
And now to answer your quick question in mind, yes, you can combine the two techniques to create a hybrid alias to your Gmail address. Something like p.r.a.n.a.vyaddanapudi+makingiteasy+feedback@gmail.com
As you can notice, I used all the above discussed aliasing methods to create this email address which can very well serve as an alias to my Gmail id pranav.yaddanapudi@gmail.com.
Isn't it interesting to know that Gmail allows multiple (infact unlimited) aliases to your Gmail address ? So what are you waiting for ? Go surprise your friends and family with your new Gmail aliases.
In the next post we will discuss the amazing benefits of using these aliases to better Organize your Gmail.
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2 comments:
i always wondered how to make use of this feature, can't wait to know how you use it !
@vamsi
My latest post on Using Gmail Filters explains how you can utilize Gmail Aliases combined with the power of Gmail Filters+Labels for better organizing your Gmail.
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