Gmail labels are great but they’re not universal, and are easy to strip out.
A lot of sites:
- Don’t allow +'s in email addresses
- May let your register but then not login
- Are aware of labels and simply strip them out
I have an email address I have only ever used with labels but still get spam to the non-labeled address. Spammers and email harvesters are very much aware of this trick, so it only works on legitimate sites.
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 2 months ago
I havent had a single site not working with a plus
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 months ago
ever had a lobotomy? doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 2 months ago
Fair, just saying i havent had issues with sites, might be europe specific.
If you are bored or a nagging ass like me, you could remind those websites that the rfc (which is the standard for email) expicitly allows plus in emails and they need to allow that.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 months ago
RFCs aren’t really law you know. They can deviate, it just means less compatibility.
stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
There are plenty of them, just wait!