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When I receive a spam message, I get an in-message alert, I know instantly who leaked my email address, & I can shut it down with a single click.
Originally I used simple postfix virtual addresses but I since upgraded it to a SaaS with a browser extension and iOS/android app.
Email me for details if you want to beta test.
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I solved the spam problem by using a different email address every time I sign up for something. When I receive a spam message, I get an in-message alert, I know instantly who leaked my email address, & I can shut it down with a single click. Originally I used simple postfix virtual addresses but I since upgraded it to a SaaS with a browser extension and iOS/android app. Email me for details if you want to beta test.…
It supports masked phone numbers and credit card numbers as well.
I solved the spam problem by using a different email address every time I sign up for something. When I receive a spam message, I get an in-message alert, I know instantly who leaked my email address, & I can shut it down with a single click. Originally I used simple postfix virtual addresses but I since upgraded it to a SaaS with a browser extension and iOS/android app. Email me for details if you want to beta test.…
Abine's Blur has been doing this for a few years: https://dnt.abine.com/#feature/masking It supports masked phone numbers and credit card numbers as well.
I solved the spam problem by using a different email address every time I sign up for something. When I receive a spam message, I get an in-message alert, I know instantly who leaked my email address, & I can shut it down with a single click. Originally I used simple postfix virtual addresses but I since upgraded it to a SaaS with a browser extension and iOS/android app. Email me for details if you want to beta test.…
Abine's Blur has been doing this for a few years: https://dnt.abine.com/#feature/masking It supports masked phone numbers and credit card numbers as well.
So far none of the services I tried supported outbound mail / replies. Replying would reveal your real email address.
My service supports outbound mail and will properly rewrite the From address, etc.
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A fine option, which I also endorse. In all seriousness, here’s what I do to combat Insidious Mailing List Spam. It’s kinda simple. 1. Get one email address for friends and family. Never ever post it online. Never use it for any shopping or anything. This is your email address . There is no mailbox anxiety because you get one email a day to this address and it’s from your dad and you love him. 2. Get another one for…
I have been doing this for well over 10 years and can confirm the approach, with one small tweaks: The address for friends and family should be split in 2 - one for the really technologically literate ones, who will never do stupid crap with it like using it in a pinterest "Share this!" form, and one for everyone else (who must never learn you didn't give them "best" address because they're clueless). Also, if you ow…
I tried this and don’t recommend it.
Yeah, you get the advantage of knowing who leaked your address. But I don’t care. If the ‘spam and lists’ address gets too spammy, I’ll just create another.
The disadvantage is that you have to configure a mail client to send from this address if you ever want to do that, and I found myself doing it far more often than I imagined. Need to write back to a store regarding a transaction? Frequently enough. To my health insurance company for some reason? Of course.
No, the idea is to remove as much friction as possible. This adds friction. Keep it simple.
As someone who’s responsible for sending emails, all of the comments about “marking it as spam is easier than unsubscribing” really make me cringe. For several reasons: 1. If you subscribe to a list then please please please take the time to locate the very clearly marked unsubscribe link, or use the one that gmail or your other email client shows. I spend a lot of time making sure it’s suuuper easy to unsubscribe. 2…
> Now, if you can’t unsubscribe (because there’s no link, it’s broken, or simply doesn’t actually unsubscribe), and this is a legit company, please please please let them know.
No chance I'm taking the time to do that. 99.99% they already know that it's broken and either made it that way intentionally or intentionally refuse to fix it to boost some kind of performance metrics. Why take the time to contact them? To the spam-filter it rightly goes.
As someone who’s responsible for sending emails, all of the comments about “marking it as spam is easier than unsubscribing” really make me cringe. For several reasons: 1. If you subscribe to a list then please please please take the time to locate the very clearly marked unsubscribe link, or use the one that gmail or your other email client shows. I spend a lot of time making sure it’s suuuper easy to unsubscribe. 2…
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Yours is much better/cheaper
Cheaper sure, but definitely not better. An automated system can't compare to an actual human, a human won't fail because the markup changed.
Cool idea I suppose, but for $5/month wouldn’t I just not sign up to those mailing lists in the first place? Or get another email address? This doesn’t feel very sustainable.