Mass Gmail Alias Account Creation

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Mass Gmail Alias Account Creation

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GMail Account Creation - using one Gmail Account we can create many accounts
So what does it mean?
How does it work?

Let's assume you have the email address
mrrootjazz@gmail.com

if you send emails to any of the following addresses, they WILL ALL be received at : mrrootjazz@gmail.com

m.r.r.o.o.t.j.a.z.z.@gmail.com
mr.ro.ot.jazz@gmail.com
mrr.ootja.zz@gmail.com
mr.root.jazz@gmail.com

you see, Gmail IGNORES the dots in the mail name.

Also, the following addresses are all received at : mrrootjazz@gmail.com

mrrootjazz+2398ryhu@gmail.com
mrrootjazz+skdfjsd@gmail.com

you see, Gmail ignores anything after the + sign.

So we can combine them

m.r.r.o.o.tjazz+sd9f8ysdh@gmail.com
mr.rootjazz+sod8fiyh@gmail.com

This means for botting account creation, we can technically create an unlimited amount of user accounts with a single email address, IF the site allows the formatting (some sites do not allow + in the email address field.

WARNING
Just because this techniques works NOW on a particular signup form, doesn't mean it will work forever. The site does not want you creating mass accounts, so if it detects you creating 10000s of accounts with a single email address (and it is fairly trivial to work out the base email account used), there is a link between your accounts, meaning a mass ban is possible.

This may be a problem or it may not. If you want to create long lasting accounts, this may be too risky, in which case, you should use accounts that cannot be linked (Import email accounts - contact me for a good discount price)
However, if you are just creating accounts to quickly fire out some messages, then perhaps the risk of a mass ban is acceptable, the feature is including in our softwares where / when it works to allow you to use it as you see fit.
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