Something cool about E-mail addresses
Apparently it is possible to enhance ones E-mail address with a comment. It is part of the definition of the address but is not universally implemented.
The method is to add a "+" sign after the name part of the address then the comment. For example president+you.are.such.a.goof@whitehouse.gov.
While useless on the face of it, there are potential useful things which may be done.
One thing which was suggested was when registering for things, include the name of the place when they ask for an address. This way the user knows who is selling their address to spammers.
The second thing was the potential to filter messages. For example the user could whitelist a series of codes sent as part of their E-mail addresses. When someones remote computer gets compromised the owner of the remote computer can be notified immediately and the code disabled/filtered as spam.
I've tried this with four servers and had a 50% success rate. It works with GMail and Shaw, but not Call-A.P.P.L.E. and Autobahn.
The method is to add a "+" sign after the name part of the address then the comment. For example president+you.are.such.a.goof@whitehouse.gov.
While useless on the face of it, there are potential useful things which may be done.
One thing which was suggested was when registering for things, include the name of the place when they ask for an address. This way the user knows who is selling their address to spammers.
The second thing was the potential to filter messages. For example the user could whitelist a series of codes sent as part of their E-mail addresses. When someones remote computer gets compromised the owner of the remote computer can be notified immediately and the code disabled/filtered as spam.
I've tried this with four servers and had a 50% success rate. It works with GMail and Shaw, but not Call-A.P.P.L.E. and Autobahn.
posted by Mike at 11:45 a.m.
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