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Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#1
Hey there, there are lot of disposable email services, but as I was thinking I realized 95% of the time, I don't care about my inbox. I just want to "verify my email".

That's why I created a startup with no website, it's called guerillaclick@gmail.com, it's a credible domain (you don't say) and it will click on any "verify" links you send it to it.

You can use aliases to get around of duplicate emails in the target system, so like

guerillaclick+eralp@gmail.com guerillaclick+sdfaskdma@gmail.com guerillaclick+111@gmail.com

so choose an alias and start using the service!

I will provide a website to see the inbox of your alias. (maybe for services who send your pw in the email, but then you might be better off using other established servers.)

Gmail API is a bit slow so it might take 30 seconds for email to be received on my end, keep in mind while testing!

Best,

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#5
You can use Mailinator to do this already, you can see all of their inboxes on their website and you can use all of their domains to bypass domain restrictions. For example I might use somethingsilly@bobmail.info and it will be redirected to https://www.mailinator.com/v3/index.jsp?zone=public&query=so...

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#7
Interesting, I've a few questions as food for thought.

- Is it allowed under GMail's TOS?

- Have you considered the security implications of having what is presumably a server somewhere in your name clicking on any link that's sent to it?

- You say startup - do you have monetization plans? Putting adverts on the associated website perhaps?

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#9

Thanks, just spent five minutes modding my webapp to disallow email aliases.

I will call support to notify them my e-mail (with a + in it) isn't working, like I have done before. No I don't have another e-mail address. Yes, this is really my e-mail address.
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