Anyone not honor the “email+who_is_spamming_me[at]gmail.com” strategy?

Re:Anyone not honor the “email+who_is_spamming_me[at]gmail.c... by DANmode on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:26PM (#35574987)

They're just regex rules, and unfortunately, they strip them out for exactly the reasons you might guess.

As another commenter mentioned, [email protected] is difficult for them to get around.

I will add that this tactic has caused additional friction or touches for things it shouldn't have¹, but has finally delivered the desired effect.

¹e.g. insurance offices calling to confirm my email address, customer service people curiously wondering aloud if I work for their company

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Re:Anyone not honor the “email+who_is_spamming_me[at]gmail.c... by mitchellpkt on Sunday April 16, 2023 @01:17AM (#35587468)

+1. To expand on your friction comment: I’ve been doing unique @myname.com for years and learned quickly to avoid putting the full company name to avoid confusion.

Now, I just use the first 2 and last 2 letters, so for example hackernews would be [email protected]. When I go back later to log in, it is easy to re-derive on the spot. And if I forget what an email address corresponds to I can just search my inbox history for that address to find the site registration confirmation or whatever they sent previously.

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