Want to reduce your spam and remain anonymous?

Shawn · 23rd September 2015, 12:49

There is a site called "Mailinator" it provides disposable email addresses that you can generate yourself and pick up from,say for website authentication and such without being spammed to death thereafter.
For instance [email protected] and I can now go and pick up any mail sent to that address. There are also lots of different names to substitute for Mailinator as well that the site will tell you about.
I saw this on BBC's "Click" program years ago so its all on the up and up.

Beware though anyone using the same address can view the emails so its not secure,its just throw away!

Dragrad · 24th September 2015, 02:07

If not secure, how insecure is it ? (besides what you have stated ?) I am wary......

stevenicks · 24th September 2015, 04:13

Thanks Shawn, I will definitely be giving this a go

Shawn · 24th September 2015, 07:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragrad

If not secure, how insecure is it ? (besides what you have stated ?) I am wary......

Its very insecure its wide open but if say you register with 4oD say and go there for the authentication code and then delete that email when its activated its done.

Using an email address like 123456 for instance will have a lot of people using it. Dredge up some old number plate from your past and its highly unlikely anyone else will have thought of it.

23rd September 2015, 12:49	#1
Shawn Banned Connoisseur SE MK2 diesel auto Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 369 Thanks: 50 Thanked 30 Times in 25 Posts	Want to reduce your spam and remain anonymous? There is a site called "Mailinator" it provides disposable email addresses that you can generate yourself and pick up from,say for website authentication and such without being spammed to death thereafter. For instance [email protected] and I can now go and pick up any mail sent to that address. There are also lots of different names to substitute for Mailinator as well that the site will tell you about. I saw this on BBC's "Click" program years ago so its all on the up and up. Beware though anyone using the same address can view the emails so its not secure,its just throw away!

24th September 2015, 02:07	#2
Dragrad This is my second home *None DROWNED** Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cardigan Posts: 33,339 Thanks: 1,257 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,081 Posts	If not secure, how insecure is it ? (besides what you have stated ?) I am wary...... __________________ Andrew Ich Dien Problem solving is... lateral thinking SEARCH FIRST ...ASK LATER...

24th September 2015, 04:13	#3
stevenicks This is my second home MG ZT 180 Auto / Rover 75 2.0 Diesel Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brecon. Posts: 7,465 Thanks: 3,297 Thanked 1,666 Times in 1,264 Posts	Thanks Shawn, I will definitely be giving this a go __________________ "You're Not Laughing Now Are You?" Steve