<div dir="ltr">Chick,<div><br></div><div style>I've had success with using the catch-all feature of my consulting company domain.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Every time I sign up for something automated, I sign up with <a href="mailto:freeipods@swarmstrategies.com">freeipods@swarmstrategies.com</a>, or whatever, which forwards to my regular gmail address. If I start receiving phishing and spam, I can know which service abused my trust and I can set that address up to bounce.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>That may be a bit convoluted for most, and it's only free because I'm already hosting the domain. But it works well for me.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>
- <a href="http://www.swarmstrategies.com/matt" target="_blank">Matt Parrott</a> · (317) 324-8282 · Skype: matt.parrott</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:43 PM, Chick Tower <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:c.e.tower@gmail.com" target="_blank">c.e.tower@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I've been using SpamGourmet (<a href="http://www.spamgourmet.com" target="_blank">http://www.spamgourmet.com</a>) for a few years now for disposable e-mail addresses, and I really like it. It's flexible, easy to use, and free. However, the last month or so the messages I've sent using disposable addresses to Craigslist for-sale ads haven't been delivered. I tried another site, with the same result, so it looks like something Craigslist changed. In the process of looking for another provider that would let me send anonymous e-mail messages, I found many providers that don't quite do what I need, but some that do.<br>
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At last night's meeting, Ben mentioned that he uses some addresses as "throw-away" addresses, but they're permanent. Since what he wants is disposable addresses, I thought there are probably others who could use them, so here are some sites I've found.<br>
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If you don't know what a disposable e-mail address is, or why they are useful, see this article.<br>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_email_address" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<u></u>Disposable_email_address</a><br>
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Here is a page on the Open Directory Project that lists several, with brief descriptions. To find out what each one actually does, and if it meets your needs, you'll have to visit the sites.<br>
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<a href="http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/E-mail/Spam/Preventing/Temporary_Addresses/" target="_blank">http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/<u></u>Internet/E-mail/Spam/<u></u>Preventing/Temporary_<u></u>Addresses/</a><br>
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This one looks pretty full-featured, but it's not free.<br>
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<a href="http://www.spamex.com/" target="_blank">http://www.spamex.com/</a><br>
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You can find lots of other sites via your favorite search engine. I was surprised at how many there are, and how many that look good in the results are no longer around.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Chick<br>
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