diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 6280ee90ef..06fbbc98ab 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -1877,6 +1877,8 @@ If you want to match a catch-all email address, this regex is usually fine, prov The username of a message being replied to will be used as the default username when editing of usernames is enabled in the advanced identity settings. +Please see [this FAQ](#faq9) about editing the email address when composing a message. + If you want to *not* match specific addresses, you can use something like this: ``` diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 97e631e15c..6d69ddcd14 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -1064,6 +1064,7 @@ X-Google-Original-From: Somebody <somebody+extra@example.org>

If you want to match a catch-all email address, this regex is usually fine, provided all usernames for the domain are yours:

.*

The username of a message being replied to will be used as the default username when editing of usernames is enabled in the advanced identity settings.

+

Please see this FAQ about editing the email address when composing a message.

If you want to not match specific addresses, you can use something like this:

^(?!marcel$|johanna$).*

If you like to match the special purpose email addresses abc@example.com and xyx@example.com and like to have a fallback email address main@example.com as well, you could do something like this: