Does it have any significance?
Simplelogin. I have like 500 email addresses, all single use
I like to use the scientific names of common things, like vegetables.
Love it
Its my old gmail account.
That’s really poor OPSEC. I just visited your github and found the email, because you have no clue how git works. haveibeenpwned.com shows that this email is in 23 data breaches. Now, I can download the ParkMobile data breach and find your license plate and possibly phone number. If I would have the Slickwraps or Straffic breach then I would also be able to get your address. I can also download Collection #1 and get one or few of your old passwords. Your OPSEC can be broken in few minutes by a random internet stranger.
It’s my final yahoo email. Used it as a kid so obviously it’s already full of spam, now I just use it for even more spam
Do you understand that if someone would find this email, then they would be able to get an incredible amount of information about you from data breaches?
From me as a kid with my totally accurate information I put in, sure.
I use Port87, so my junk email is just part of my real email, which is my name.
ELI5?
It uses mandatory subaddressing, so my email [email protected], doesn’t get through. Whatever I sign up for, I add a dash to organize it. So, if I sign up for Netflix, I use [email protected], then that goes to my Netflix folder. If they start spamming, I block that address. And for real people, I have an address that screens email, [email protected].
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!
Would you recommend this for a non technical person?
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
Thanks, I’ll look into it.
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.
Well, I do consider myself better than the average user. And I’ve managed to setup my business domain and email. I don’t have a problem with these things. My only issue would be if it needs constant troubleshooting or configuration that would require an in depth understanding of how it works.
i think you will find it relatively easy to do. best of luck!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
