Sunday, February 6, 2011

Hotmail begins offering email aliases to curb spam

In a recent blog post, Microsoft announced a new feature aimed at keeping spam away from the inboxes of its Hotmail user-base. Currently, Hotmail users are allowed to modify their email addresses with a plus-sign (+) to facilitate easier mail�management. John-doe@hotmail.com can modify his email address to�john.doe+blogcomments@hotmail.com to help make mail organization and identification easier. The problem with that system, as Microsoft points out, is that it is “very easy to determine your actual email address” pointing out “there are times when you simply don?t want to give out any part of your real email address.” To solve this problem, the company is now allowing users to create email aliases; addresses that are not required to have any portion of

Source: http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/04/hotmail-begins-offering-email-aliases-to-curb-spam/

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