I know you can filter emails in Gmail by utilizing plus signs (e.g., [email protected]). But is there a way to filter for the opposite - that is, include emails in gmail only where a plus sign is included (and regardless of what it is)? E.g., only show [email protected] or [email protected], but not [email protected]?
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You can try creating a filter for each of these foo+xxx@ addresses. Example:
Create a filter with on the To: field for [email protected] OR [email protected]
Use the filter to apply a label and then you can just view emails under this label.
It's not very scalable if you have a lot of these types of address to filter on, but it will work if there are only a handful, and it will prevent you from having to run a script.
answered Oct 11, 2012 at 15:56
You could search for all emails addressed to [email protected] (which would not return [email protected]), apply a label to them, and then filter for all email without that label.
This will also pick up emails that you receive at addresses other than bob, but if there are a limited number of such addresses you could also search for them and apply the same label.
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1This isn't going to cover things like mailing lists where the recipient's email address doesn't appear in the To: header at all.– aleCommented Oct 6, 2012 at 5:22
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1@octern "search for all emails addressed to [email protected] (which would not return [email protected])": not true. I am guessing you didn't test it. I just tested this with (the equivalent of) "to:me", "to:[email protected]", and even "deliveredto:[email protected]", and they all returned all converstations with e-mails to me, with and without + addresses.– A.M.Commented Jul 17, 2013 at 20:27
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I seem to recall using this method in the past. It might have changed since then. Either way, this was never a great solution and now it's a nonfunctional one.– octernCommented Jul 19, 2013 at 1:19
You can use -
It is used to exclude terms from your search.
Example: nerd -dinner
Meaning: Messages that contain the word "nerd" but do not contain the word "dinner".
Try it. You can read better on Google Support.
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1-1 as this doesn't work for addresses, which is what the original poster asked. Commented Aug 28, 2012 at 15:18
[email protected]then the answer is that e-mail addresses cannot contain + signs. If you didn't meant this, your question is formulated quite weirdly...to:bob+*@gmail.comwould work, but it doesn't.