Gmail alias
A Gmail alias is a feature that allows you to create a new email address that forwards emails to your existing Gmail account. This can be useful for several reasons:
- Organization: You can create separate aliases for different purposes, such as work, personal, or newsletters, to keep your emails organized.
- Privacy: You can use an alias to receive emails from a specific sender or for a specific purpose without revealing your primary email address.
- Unsubscribe: If you're receiving spam or unwanted emails, you can create an alias and use it to unsubscribe from the sender without affecting your primary email account.
Here's how to create a Gmail alias:
Method 1: Using Gmail's built-in feature
- Log in to your Gmail account.
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner and select "See all settings."
- Go to the "Accounts and Import" tab.
- Click on "Add another email address you own" and enter the alias email address you want to create.
- Click "Next" and then "Send verification."
- Check your primary email account for a verification email from Gmail. Click on the verification link to activate your alias.
Method 2: Using a third-party service
- Sign up for a third-party service like SaneBlackhole or Mailforwarder.
- Create a new account and set up a forwarding rule to forward emails to your Gmail account.
- Use the alias email address provided by the service to receive emails.
Tips and limitations
- You can create up to 30 aliases per Gmail account.
- Aliases are not the same as filters, which allow you to forward specific emails to another address.
- If you create an alias and then delete it, any emails sent to that alias will be lost.
- Some email providers may not allow you to create an alias that is similar to an existing email address.