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

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Feb 06, 2019, 8:15 PM UTC

Post by eralpb » Wed, Feb 06, 2019, 8:18 PM UTC

macspoofing wrote: post #89

ReadyPlayerNone wrote: post #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?

>Is it allowed under GMail's TOS? Do you even have to ask? The answer is a clear 'NO'. There is zero chance that Google will allow you to abuse their email service in this way. I hope OPs personal account isn't in anyway related to this account because when 'guerillclick@gmail' is inevitably banned, his personal account may be collateral damage.

Post by imsofuture » Wed, Feb 06, 2019, 8:25 PM UTC

Semaphor wrote: post #75

nine_k wrote: post #23

This is delightfully crazy. Give some random guys with no website your registration record somewhere, allow them to verify your registration as theirs, and then impersonate you, reset passwords, see any communications, possibly log in as yourself and do anything. All this with no recourse. Nigerian spammers moan from envy for such a brilliant self-propelled gullibility filter.

I have first.last@gmail.com and I've had people play poker and lottery and sign up for dating websites with my e-mail address. I've also received confidential information from insurance and building construction companies. It's hilarious.

Post by dprice1 » Wed, Feb 06, 2019, 8:27 PM UTC

Semaphor wrote: post #75

nine_k wrote: post #23

This is delightfully crazy. Give some random guys with no website your registration record somewhere, allow them to verify your registration as theirs, and then impersonate you, reset passwords, see any communications, possibly log in as yourself and do anything. All this with no recourse. Nigerian spammers moan from envy for such a brilliant self-propelled gullibility filter.

I have first.last@gmail.com and I've had people play poker and lottery and sign up for dating websites with my e-mail address. I've also received confidential information from insurance and building construction companies. It's hilarious.

Post by josteink » Wed, Feb 06, 2019, 8:30 PM UTC

judge2020 wrote: post #99

reaperducer wrote: post #90

guerillaclick+eralp@gmail.com guerillaclick+sdfaskdma@gmail.com guerillaclick+111@gmail.com Unfortunately, more and more services are rejecting + e-mail addresses. Either ignoring them, or flagging them as an error. While it's perfectly within the RFC, companies are catching on to the trick. (3M, I'm looking at you!)

It's within RFC, but they all lead to one email inbox so you end up being able to manage multiple third-party accounts from a single email account. It's recommended to not reject these, but strip them: https://gist.github.com/judge2020/af8fb9cd2ac165462d44de4e58... https://gmail.googleblog.com/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-mo...