Does it have any significance?

  • bdot@lemmy.world
    37·
    20 hours ago

    i own a domain, and have a catchall account which forwards to a single address.

    any time i sign up for a service, i use their business name as the prefix.

    for example : i decide to go shop at a store called Mold Gravy, and the clerk tells me i can save 15% on today’s purchase by giving them my email address. i tell them it’s [email protected].

    this keeps my actual main email account from getting polluted, and also if i notice an increase in spam, i can see which company either sold my fake email address, or were compromised, and the i can simply block it.

    it costs $10/yr for a domain name, and another $5/month for hosting. well worth it.

    ETA : there’s a lot of really great suggestions here, not only in response to me, but also in this whole thread!

    • mac@lemm.ee
      3·
      1 day ago

      I’ve done this as well for a number of years (probably close to 5 at this point) and have only noticed one service that got hacked and my domain got leaked. No spam at all really, but I’ve stayed on top of unsubscribing to all marketing emails

      • compostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        I have a similar setup, and no. Once it’s configured, it’s easy peasy, but it would probably be a difficult and confusing process for a non-technical person to get through without help. Addy.io is a great service that a non-technical user shouldn’t have any issue using

        • bdot@lemmy.world
          2·
          19 hours ago

          i am gonna jump in and say that it depends on how deeply “non technical” you are. if you are already running your own website, then you could likely handle doing your email the way i do. there’s all kinds of info online, that will show you how to do it.

          i did check out addy.io, and it seems simple enough to use. looking further into it, there are other services out there too, that offer a similar service, like forwardemail.net.

          have a wander around the web, and see which solution feels right for you.

    • unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 days ago

      I do the exact same thing, except instead of paying monthly for hosting, I pay $12/year for addy.io. Super reliable service and I can easily manage my email aliases with their phone app.

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      I do this. It’s excellent, no regrets. You can use sublevel domains for more organization

      Etc, so it’s easier to set alert and category filters. For instance I disable new mail notifications for shopping.domain addresses

      If I know a email will truly be temporary, then I just one of those 10 minute email services.

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.me
      6·
      2 days ago

      I do the same but also have a few trap addresses nobody sane should see or email to, but is easy for scrapers to grab. Easy way to train the spam filter.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Did this forever first with Google, at least them I’d know instantly who sold my info.

      Now I do the same with my mailbox.com account, and delete the aliases occasionally.

      • bdot@lemmy.world
        2·
        19 hours ago

        some interesting points in this article, but none that are dealbreakers for me continuing the way i currently handle my email. the one example of : “your email is Hilton? do you work here?” typically no employee actually cares enough to ask that question. i have been running my email this way for 20 years (ish), so my sample size is large enough to suggest my results are reliable.

        still great food for thought, though!

  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
    1·
    21 hours ago

    10 minute mail for anything I don’t want to sign in to ever again.

    Otherwise I have a gmail I made for the purpose, the address is some generic words and numbers that don’t look like a complete spam (in case I need to send an email and hope to get a response).

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
    6·
    1 day ago

    I use my main account for that. I just unsubscribe from all news letters immediately so I don’t generally get any spam.

  • alehel@lemmy.zip
    4·
    1 day ago

    Proton. They have a mail aliases feature where you can create temporary email addresses which forward to your account. Then, if you start getting junk you didn’t ask for, or have trouble unsubscribing, you just delete the alias.

  • siliconsulfide8@fedia.io
    2·
    1 day ago

    If I need a burner email I can generate a temporary one on Tempmail

    Other than that - my account for “less important stuff” is just one of my old ones. ;)

  • themadcodger@kbin.earth
    5·
    2 days ago

    My email comes with masked email options, so if I need an email I just hit create and it generates one that forwards to/from my account. Just as easy to block or delete them.