[TriLUG] alternate ways to reduce spam (was: OT: Google advertising for spammers?)

[David M.]

Oh yeah, I use procmail, which would be one locally hosted linux equivalent
option for directing messages to different folders (or trash).  So to
expand, my username-cathulu at mydomain.com would be directed to a cathulu mail
folder via procmail.  :)

2010/8/31 Cristóbal Palmer <cmp at cmpalmer.org>

> Quoting:
>
> Gmail doesn't offer traditional aliases, but you can receive messages
> sent to your.username+any.alias at gmail.com<your.username%2Bany.alias at gmail.com>.
> For example, messages sent
> to jane.doe+notes at gmail.com <jane.doe%2Bnotes at gmail.com> are delivered to
> jane.doe at gmail.com.
> You can set up filters to automatically direct these messages to
> Trash, apply a label or star, skip the inbox, or forward to another
> email account.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Cristóbal M. Palmer
>