Mailinator.com E-mail
12/24/05 08:33 PM AMSA's 411Computer Tips/Tutorials
Mailinator.com
What is it you ask...? Well it's not exactly obvious
from the home page so I'll explain why and how useful
this site can be. Dodgeit.com is a E-Mail server with
a Web interface. Sure there are many of these (but
wait...) Dodgeit.com allows you to makeup any E-mail
name as long as the domain name is "@mailinator.com".
I believe they also allow .net possibly others, check
their home page. Why would anyone want this? Well
there are many legitimate reasons and a few shady
ones as well I'm sure. Let's just stick to the
legitimate ones.
Example...I recently posted something for sale on UseNet austin.forsale and/or registering on a forum... I didn't want to provide my real E-mail address and be bothered with residual E-mails plus allowing spammers/spiders to collect my E-mail address to pass about... DOH!
While there are many tricks like using john(at)domain.com, this still is easy to circumvent. Hotmail/Yahoo/etc are options also but these take time to setup and can be tracked back to your IP address. With dodgeit there is no setup, simply make up a name @mailinator.com anytime you want. This server allows you go to the home page and enter your made up name. Any E-mail address will be accepted at dodgeit.com allowing mail to be sent to it and allowing you to check the account. However after 48 hours the server automatically deletes messages.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO Keep in mind, anyone can read any E-mail adress on doggeit.com just as easily as you can. I'd recommend using a unique ID, something not likely to be guessed. I don't why anyone would pay to protect an account there, just use something obscure, not easiy guessed.
I use it sign up for freebies, forums, whatever, occasionally. One wonderful feature is that it's RSS enabled. You can have the account watched by a RSS Reaser application that will inform you when you have new mail. After I sold my item I simply forgot the account and ID. I'm not bothered any further asking if I still have it.
Ok, it's not that big of a deal and perhap this may become more known and filtered like HotMail, but currently it's under most peoples radar... Someday you'll think back and have a need for this. It's simply a tool just like a hammer in your tool box and I know we all like tools. Enjoy!
-- UPDATED 10/29/07, 1/23/08
Alright Dodgeit.com seems to have died, but don't fret there are others to use/abuse.
Here are some other anonymous e-mail sites:
There are others search 'anonymouse free email' and don't fall prey to the spammers.
Example...I recently posted something for sale on UseNet austin.forsale and/or registering on a forum... I didn't want to provide my real E-mail address and be bothered with residual E-mails plus allowing spammers/spiders to collect my E-mail address to pass about... DOH!
While there are many tricks like using john(at)domain.com, this still is easy to circumvent. Hotmail/Yahoo/etc are options also but these take time to setup and can be tracked back to your IP address. With dodgeit there is no setup, simply make up a name @mailinator.com anytime you want. This server allows you go to the home page and enter your made up name. Any E-mail address will be accepted at dodgeit.com allowing mail to be sent to it and allowing you to check the account. However after 48 hours the server automatically deletes messages.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO Keep in mind, anyone can read any E-mail adress on doggeit.com just as easily as you can. I'd recommend using a unique ID, something not likely to be guessed. I don't why anyone would pay to protect an account there, just use something obscure, not easiy guessed.
I use it sign up for freebies, forums, whatever, occasionally. One wonderful feature is that it's RSS enabled. You can have the account watched by a RSS Reaser application that will inform you when you have new mail. After I sold my item I simply forgot the account and ID. I'm not bothered any further asking if I still have it.
Ok, it's not that big of a deal and perhap this may become more known and filtered like HotMail, but currently it's under most peoples radar... Someday you'll think back and have a need for this. It's simply a tool just like a hammer in your tool box and I know we all like tools. Enjoy!
-- UPDATED 10/29/07, 1/23/08
Alright Dodgeit.com seems to have died, but don't fret there are others to use/abuse.
Here are some other anonymous e-mail sites:
There are others search 'anonymouse free email' and don't fall prey to the spammers.
|