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When it comes to true spam detection, Xeams changes the game. Our development team is constantly working hard to find new ways of improving Xeams and tackling spammers. The latest Xeams update now allows you, our users to create temporary email addresses to track which sites you subscribe to, are the cause of the spam you see in your inbox.
As mentioned in one of our previous blogs, spammers obtain your email addressed in two ways:
1. Spammers hack into website databases and steal subscribers personal information including their email address.
2. Spammers will sell information they have obtained to other spammers.
However with the creation of our new feature, you can use temporary email addresses to subscribe to different websites and track who gets a hold of your email address. This feature can be used in both Community and Enterprise editions of Xeams.
How it Works
These temporary email addresses are created by adding a tag to your already existing address. This tag is any string following the plus (+) sign.
Ex. sallysmith+sample@yourdomain.com. Any email sent to this address will be delivered to the original email address, sallysmith@yourdomain.com.
Ex. sallysmith+20161231@yourdomain.com. Any emails sent to this address will be delivered to the original email address, sallysmith@yourdomain.com.
This is your original email address you are using with Xeams. This address will always work for incoming and outgoing mail.
2. sallysmith+sample@yourdomain.comThis address will always work as well. You can create the tag specifically for whichever site you plan to use it with.
Ex. If you are interested in buying a new car and what to receive information from Kelly Blue Book, the temporary email address can be sallysmith+kellybluebook@yourdomain.com. If you receive spam from this temporary email address, you will know Kelly Blue Book is the source.
3. sallysmith+20161231@yourdomain.comThis temporary email address has an expiration date and will expire on Dec 31, 2016. The email address will no longer work after. The tag must be expressed as yyymmdd in order to work.
Ex. If you are subscribing to a site with this type of temporary email address, be aware that you will no longer receive emails past the date specified.
4. sallysmith+sample+20161231@yourdomain.comThis temporary email address contains both a specific tag and expiration date. The tag must come before the expiration date in order to work.
Ex. If you are interested in buying a car, but do not want to receive anymore emails once the car has been purchased, using sallysmith+kellybluebook+20161231@yourdomain.com will not only let you know Kelly Blue Book is the source of spam, you will no longer receive emails past the set date.
sallysmith+20161231+service@mydomain.com - Date must be at the end. Email will get delivered but won't expire.
sallysmith+sample_20161231@mydomain.com - A plus (+) sign is not used before date. Email will get delivered but won't expire
sallysmith_sample+20161231@mydomain.com - Email won't be delivered because no user exists matching "sallysmith_sample"
| Created on: | Nov 21, 2016 |
| Last updated on: | Apr 24, 2024 |