Next create labels like social, forums, biz, etc and finally create an individual filter for each alias + label combo!

for social networking sites like orkut, facebook, etc.

Now out of aliases I personally recommend to go for plus aliases as they are more readable. First give your original email address without plus and dots to your friends and other real people only. Now you may be wondering what to do with these virtual infinite email addresses (or aliases). Check following screenshot, I used all three of above at once… 😉 Yep, you can use above aliases in any possible combination. Gmail ignores plus character and anything after that in ID part! This will raise your address count considerably. More information about this is available on Gmail’s Help Center. Gmail ignores dot character in email address.

More information about this is available on Gmail’s wikipedia page.

is official domain for service in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom. So even if you send me mail at it will be delivered to my inbox as shown in following screenshot… At the end some smart tips are given to make use of these aliases to get more from your Gmail accounts!Įvery have a alias by default. But in reality, all Gmail users have infinite Gmail addresses even if they have registered for only one Gmail account!Īll these addresses act as aliases to Gmail address you use and can be divided in three categories as explained below. Most Gmail users will answer one! Rest will answer 2-3 or little more.

Dot gmail trick