Outlook.com – How to Append a Tag or Label to Your Email Address

Does Hotmail or Outlook.com have a similar feature?

Yes, Outlook.com has that feature as of this week.

If yes, how does it work?

This blog article explains how it works. It works the same as with Gmail.

Example

Say your email address is myname@outlook.com. You can add something with a plus + sign. So, sending an email to myname+mailinglist_topic_x@outlook.com will still be delivered to myname@outlook.com.

Then you can create a rule with, for example, the filter To-line contains myname+mailinglist_topic_x@outlook.com and redirect those emails to another folder.

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1. Click the Gear icon to open the options menu.
2. Click "Rules for sorting new messages" under "Customizing Outlook"
3. Click "New" to create a new rule

4. You can act on messages based on

   • Sender's address
   • Sender's name
   • To or Cc line
   • Subject
   • Message has attachments

   Depending on which option you choose you'll additionally compare this a string with "is", "is not", "contains", "does not contain", "begins with", "ends with".

5. Choose the "Forward to" action and put in the email address to which you want to forward
6. Save your rule