Guerrilla Mail

2007-03-18 07:37 PM | 5 comments

Just a few minutes ago I found a great service called Guerrilla Mail. They provide temporary email addresses that expire after 15 minutes. I think this is a fantastic idea and I plan on using it in the future. Sometimes I would really prefer getting an email address quickly when signing up for forums than actually using my real email address. I don't really get that much spam because Gmail is pretty good at handling it, but I like to minimize the amount of times I hand out my email address.

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Bob on 2007-03-18 08:41 PM (#)

It's a neat service. I create disposable e-mail addresses on my own mail server for each place I register. That means I can pinpoint who gives out my e-mail address and I can shut it down if spam comes.

FWIW, I learned of you, your blog, and this post from your Twitter post via Twittervision. Pretty neat stuff.

Jake Billo on 2007-03-19 07:30 PM (#)

The whole + syntax (username+thepotentialspammer@example.com) with email messages works pretty nicely as well.

dave on 2007-03-19 07:34 PM (#)

Jake, this is correct. However, some sites don't allow you to use a '+' in your email when you sign up.

Tech Weekly on 2007-04-05 12:49 PM (#)

Guerrilla Mail: Free yourself from spam...

Guerrilla Mail provides you with disposable e-mail addresses which expire after 15 minutes. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address within the given time frame....

Tech, How to, Software Reviews, Linux, Dog, Make Money Online wi on 2008-03-18 09:12 PM (#)

Free Temporary Email Address...

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