I would be tempted to implement a custom SMTP server that accepts every email as if that target mailbox exists and collect them on a nosql db (just for curiosity and technical challenge) though I have no idea if I'd face any legal issues.
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Gail, not Gmail
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#12That is wonderful. If only my common gmail typo (gmamil) was as delightful, instead of being a vector for evil.
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#14haha amazing - the 'm' key on my keyboard broke a few months ago - I'm fairly sure I account for at least 2% of the hits that month!
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#15I would plaster that shit with ads, it's free money.
Its free money but it makes the world a sader place. Like how enacted liability claims forced lawyers to force organisations to get insurance which forced unprofitable activities that couldn't justify the cost to cease.
Like the egg and spoon race in my local town that used to occur for children every year. That ceased around the 2000's.
The late 90's/2000's was when the bad "sue for everything" habit came from over the pond and the thousands of extra lawyers (trained by our desire for more people to go to university) suddenly needed to find work. Also this is when driving insurance premiums skyrocketed because suddenly everyone was claiming for whiplash because it was "free money" that we all have to collectively pay back. Some things that appear free are not really free, I guess that's my point.
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#16I would be tempted to implement a custom SMTP server that accepts every email as if that target mailbox exists and collect them on a nosql db (just for curiosity and technical challenge) though I have no idea if I'd face any legal issues.
It's called Catch-All; I have it set up for my Google For Work account (e.g. I have a gmail that receives @my domain). So, you could use gmail to catch all e-mails to @gail.com; no need for a 'custom SMTP server'.
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#17They really need to conserve bandwidth.
OVH has a 1MB plan with every domain which has unlimited bandwidth.
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#18how do you get an account?
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#19I would plaster that shit with ads, it's free money.
I'd probably do it, too.
However check out what the owners say about it:
> Q: Are you interested in monetizing gail.com?
> A: No, but thanks for asking.
> Q: Don't you know that you could throw some ads up and make money?
> A: Yes, I know, thank you. For those who feel they need more advertising in their life, please have a look at our swanky Electronic Frontier Foundation ad below.
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#20I would be tempted to implement a custom SMTP server that accepts every email as if that target mailbox exists and collect them on a nosql db (just for curiosity and technical challenge) though I have no idea if I'd face any legal issues.
> though I have no idea if I'd face any legal issues.
Why would you? It's standard practice to set up a catch-all for your domain and you can just configure postfix to do that.