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edited 28 October 2014 at 2:15PM in Techie Stuff
I have a Hotmail account fbloggs@hotmail.com with a display name Fred Bloggs. I've just set up an alias joesoap@outlook.com, but when I send an email from that alias it's listed in the inbox as from Fred Bloggs, thereby defeating the whole point of the alias!


Can I set a different display name for each alias, or set it to display the alias address so that I don't have to set the display name to "xxxx xxxxxx"

EDIT: Scratch that, I've just discovered the help forum with a lot of others making the same complaint!

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  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,771 Forumite
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    I had a similar problem when I wanted to use an anonymous name. Other than creating a new email account, I decided to change my account name to something which probably can't be printed here, as a pointless, but satisfying gesture to Microsoft.
    Not sure what anyone else receiving an email from that account would think though.:D
  • [Deleted User]
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    I have a separate account with an anonymous name, but it has the nuisance of having a separate inbox. I've just set the display name to A.User.
  • Nodding_Donkey
    Nodding_Donkey Posts: 2,738 Forumite
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    Poor old Joe Soap now can't get an Outlook email address :(
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
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    The likes of hotmail and gmail are trying to stop people using aliases or nicknames.
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  • Gyro
    Gyro Posts: 114 Forumite
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    Don't know if this is any use to you or not?

    These were some sites for anon emails in or out, though I doubt they'd be anon from the Alphabet spooks or the Plod. :eek:

    IN

    http://mailcatch.com/en/disposable-email
    http://www.mailinator.com/
    http://www.mintemail.com/
    http://trashmail.net/

    OUT

    https://www.sharpmail.co.uk/anonymous_email.html
    http://anonymouse.org/anonemail.html

    Don't know if they're all still good, as the info's probably a few years old now.
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  • RumRat
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    edited 30 October 2014 at 3:18PM
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    The likes of hotmail and gmail are trying to stop people using aliases or nicknames.
    Nope....You can use whatever name you like in google and hotmail.
    Google changed the requirement, which was mainly aimed at G+ way back in July...It only lasted a short while due to protest.
    Gmail doesn't offer Alias but has a workaround. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/12096?hl=en
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  • SuperAllyB
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    jack_pott wrote: »
    I have a Hotmail account fbloggs@hotmail.com with a display name Fred Bloggs. I've just set up an alias joesoap@outlook.com, but when I send an email from that alias it's listed in the inbox as from Fred Bloggs, thereby defeating the whole point of the alias!


    Can I set a different display name for each alias, or set it to display the alias address so that I don't have to set the display name to "xxxx xxxxxx"

    EDIT: Scratch that, I've just discovered the help forum with a lot of others making the same complaint!

    To be fair, very few people will actually believe that your real name is Fred Bloggs so you probably don't need an alias. Happy to help! :cool:
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    SuperAllyB wrote: »
    To be fair, very few people will actually believe that your real name is Fred Bloggs so you probably don't need an alias. Happy to help! :cool:

    The names of my accounts are not really fred blogs or joe soap, any more than my real name is jack pott. Did you think I was going to put the real addresses on here?
  • SuperAllyB
    SuperAllyB Posts: 860 Forumite
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    jack_pott wrote: »
    The names of my accounts are not really fred blogs or joe soap, any more than my real name is jack pott. Did you think I was going to put the real addresses on here?

    Just possible I may have realized that and my reply was supposed to be humorous.
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