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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by mdiesel on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:14AM (#31312061)
Haven't had that problem before, far more of a problem when I try to register with site specific email addresses like [email protected] which I've tried to get in the habit of doing.
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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by Tomte on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:24AM (#31312115)
Why do people use plus addresses when minus/hyphen addresses are much less problematic?

Are there many providers who support one, but not the other?

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Re:Short URLs: Why and How by hnlmorg on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:47AM (#31312230)
Some mail providers (eg Gmail) use the plus sign as a label. So your everything still gets routed to [email protected] but tagged "hn" or "twitter" or whatever.

It's quite a convenient way to have site specific addresses while still only having a single mailbox to manage.

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