What are email aliases and how do they work?

Email aliases are extra addresses linked to your main one — mail to alias lands in your inbox but you can auto-route it via rules. Perfect for sorting without new accounts.

How do I use email aliases to clean my Gmail inbox?

Add +tag to your Gmail (e.g., you+news@gmail.com), create filter moving it to a label. Zero setup beyond that.

Does Outlook support unlimited email aliases?

Up to around 200, but plenty for most. Add via account settings, rule by recipient.

Do email aliases stop spam?

They isolate it — nuke alias for bounce-back. Better than filters alone.

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Two decades in, my inbox was a warzone of newsletters and spam. Aliases changed everything—automatically.

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