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Hotmail ‘aliases’ to tackle unwanted email
New feature will combat spam by letting users create temporary email addresses
Hotmail now has a new feature called ‘Aliases’ that allows users to create temporary email addresses that point to their accounts without revealing their true address.
‘Let’s say you’re in the market for a new car,’ Dharmesh Mehta, director of Windows Live Product Management, wrote in a blog post. ‘There are a bunch of websites that will email you price quotes, sales alerts, etc. During your car search, these messages are helpful, but once you’re done, they become clutter that can be difficult to stop. By using an alias on these websites instead of your main email address, you can avoid this. And when you’re done, just turn the alias off, ensuring future unwanted messages sent to that alias don’t land in your inbox.’
Hotmail users can create five aliases a year, and have 15 running in total at any one time.’
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