28th September 2000
Coming from the "Adding It All Up" department, Lockergnomie John Fetzik knows where his messages come from. How much junk e-mail do you receive on a daily basis? More importantly, do you know how those dirty rotten scoundrels attained your e-mail address? Chances are, you've signed up for a service in the past and given that company "permission" to use (or sell) your contact info. Ugh! "I didn't ask for this stuff." Of course not, but you're getting it now (regardless). Your e-mail server may support an interesting address addition which would allow you to track incoming mail with ease. Next time you sign up for a service, try adding a plus sign (+) to your existing address, followed by the reference. For instance, if you were ben@pirillo.com signing up for a car tips newsletter, you may be able to sign up as ben+cartips@pirillo.com. The mail will still come to the 'ben' account (again, if your mail server supports this feature). Try mailing a +test message to yourself to see if it works.