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Frank Bohan
An e-mail address that needs no registration, and you can use as many names
as you want. Have a look at Mailinator. Looks like a good way to use a
munged address for newsgroups.
<quote>
Have you ever gone to a website that asks for your email address for no
reason (other than they are going to sell it to the highest bidder so you
get spam forever)? Welcome to MailinatorT. It's a no sign-up, instant,
anti-spam service. Here is how it works: You are on the web, at a party, or
talking to your favorite insurance salesman. Wherever you are, someone (or
some webpage) asks for your email. You know if you give it, you're gambling
with your privacy. On the other hand, you do want at least one message from
that person. The answer is to give them a mailinator address. You don't need
to sign-up. You just make it up on the spot. Pick (e-mail address removed) or
(e-mail address removed) - pick anything you want (up to 15 characters before
the @ sign).
Later, come to this site and check that account. Its that easy. Mailinator
accounts are created when mail arrives for them. No signup, no personal
information, and when you're done - you can walk away - an instant solution
to one way spammers get your address. It's an anti-spam solution for
everyone. The messages are automatically deleted for you after a few hours.
Let'em spam.
</quote>
http://www.mailinator.com/mailinator/Welcome.do
see also:
http://www.mailinator.net/mailinator/News.do
and an article about using Mailinator with YouSendIt:
http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/tsguitar/view?PostID=4500>article
There's a similar service (but it seems more complicated to me) at:
http://dodgeit.com/faq.html
===
Frank Bohan
¶ Glesgaspik: Ah'll scud yer lugs if yae don't gie rat a by!
as you want. Have a look at Mailinator. Looks like a good way to use a
munged address for newsgroups.
<quote>
Have you ever gone to a website that asks for your email address for no
reason (other than they are going to sell it to the highest bidder so you
get spam forever)? Welcome to MailinatorT. It's a no sign-up, instant,
anti-spam service. Here is how it works: You are on the web, at a party, or
talking to your favorite insurance salesman. Wherever you are, someone (or
some webpage) asks for your email. You know if you give it, you're gambling
with your privacy. On the other hand, you do want at least one message from
that person. The answer is to give them a mailinator address. You don't need
to sign-up. You just make it up on the spot. Pick (e-mail address removed) or
(e-mail address removed) - pick anything you want (up to 15 characters before
the @ sign).
Later, come to this site and check that account. Its that easy. Mailinator
accounts are created when mail arrives for them. No signup, no personal
information, and when you're done - you can walk away - an instant solution
to one way spammers get your address. It's an anti-spam solution for
everyone. The messages are automatically deleted for you after a few hours.
Let'em spam.
</quote>
http://www.mailinator.com/mailinator/Welcome.do
see also:
http://www.mailinator.net/mailinator/News.do
and an article about using Mailinator with YouSendIt:
http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/tsguitar/view?PostID=4500>article
There's a similar service (but it seems more complicated to me) at:
http://dodgeit.com/faq.html
===
Frank Bohan
¶ Glesgaspik: Ah'll scud yer lugs if yae don't gie rat a by!