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Re: Show HN: Maskmail – anonymous email address service

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A bit off topic but does anyone know of an email service that doesn't require a pre-existing email account, doesn't require ID, is TOR friendly and accepts cryptocurrency as payment? It seems like this should be an obvious service but I have a hard time finding one.

Not everything listed but mailinator works in Tor Browser... Might be a starting point for the pre-existing email account...

Last time I tried, they blocked Tor.

Re: Show HN: Maskmail – anonymous email address service

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> https://protonmail.ch No IMAP/POP3 on free account is such a turn off

I imagine they're worried about their service being used to send spam, which would trash their reputation as a sender.

You can’t spam using either of those protocols.

Re: Show HN: Maskmail – anonymous email address service

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post #32

A bit off topic but does anyone know of an email service that doesn't require a pre-existing email account, doesn't require ID, is TOR friendly and accepts cryptocurrency as payment? It seems like this should be an obvious service but I have a hard time finding one.

They're working on the crypto currency part and they're TOR friendly. http://tuta.io

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Not everything listed but mailinator works in Tor Browser... Might be a starting point for the pre-existing email account...

Last time I tried, they blocked Tor.

Sharklasers.com works on Tor, don't know how it compares to mailinator feature wise though.

Re: Show HN: Maskmail – anonymous email address service

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https://mailbox.org https://protonmail.ch

> https://protonmail.ch No IMAP/POP3 on free account is such a turn off

Have to pay the bills. If you value a service, pay for it.

Re: Show HN: Maskmail – anonymous email address service

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That works great if you control your own mail server, but most people don't these days. :)

For non-important stuff I can recommend mailhero.

I have also been using mailhero.io since it has first been mentioned on HN.

Lately I do however have issues with mails not being forwarded / blocked at the service. I contacted the developer but as of today no feedback. Obviously this is a free service, which also means that I sadly cant rely on it. I am willing to pay for such a service and will try Maskmail / Othermail, but actually I would prefer an open source solution on an own (micro-)server...

Re: Show HN: Maskmail – anonymous email address service

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(co-creator of Maskmail here). That's in our plan for future updates, at the least allowing users to opt in to using many different domains. Many other features in the pipeline too, please feel free to send any ideas you have to support@maskmail.net, or tweet at us @mask_mail Hope you find value in the service!

Will you add support for Bring-Your-Own-Domain? This HN commenter is definitely interested.

Yea I would want this too. I think it makes more sense than Maskmail just adding a bunch of other domains that can get blocked too.

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That's a good point. I'd let users pay for using their own domains.

That could be interesting, but then what do they need you for? I can already do that with gmail. I just set up a domain on google apps and then tell it to deliver any email address to my main email. In fact I do that already (see my profile).

The convenience factor is definitely there. A browser plugin that automatically creates an email address that you can later turn on/off with a couple clicks instead of going through the domain setup in gmail (or in my case fastmail)? I'd be interested in it.
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