Comments on: Keep your inbox clean with email aliases http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases get all his digital goodness 24/7 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:08:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: mike http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 mike Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:44:22 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=488#comment-1188 yep, you can. yep, you can.

]]> By: Eddie http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Eddie Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:07:22 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=488#comment-1184 @Mike Excellent point Mike. I wonder if you are able to turn off forwarding for emails or sites after they serve their use. @Mike
Excellent point Mike.
I wonder if you are able to turn off forwarding for emails or sites after they serve their use.

]]> By: mike http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 mike Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:43:44 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=488#comment-1182 throw-away sites are not very secure... try something like inboxalias.com where it is password protected and forwards the emails to your normal account. throw-away sites are not very secure…
try something like inboxalias.com where it is password protected and forwards the emails to your normal account.

]]> By: Eddie http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 Eddie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:58 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=488#comment-1163 @tried it Great point, I haven't had that issue with my work or school email forwarding servers, but many sites do use lame email validation that will forbid '+'s @Daniel Absolutely, and throw-away services automatically expire after the given interval so senders will get a non-recipient warning. This is the best route for pure spam sites. I think the alias method gives a nice balance (should you need a password reset, etc in the future, you can pause the rule) @tried it
Great point, I haven’t had that issue with my work or school email forwarding servers, but many sites do use lame email validation that will forbid ‘+’s

@Daniel
Absolutely, and throw-away services automatically expire after the given interval so senders will get a non-recipient warning. This is the best route for pure spam sites.
I think the alias method gives a nice balance (should you need a password reset, etc in the future, you can pause the rule)

]]> By: Daniel Hofstetter http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Daniel Hofstetter Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:56:48 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=488#comment-1162 An alternative is to use a "throw-away" mail address from a service like mailinator.com An alternative is to use a “throw-away” mail address from a service like mailinator.com

]]> By: tried it http://edwardawebb.com/tips/inbox-clean-email-aliases/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 tried it Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:32:28 +0000 http://edwardawebb.com/?p=488#comment-1161 It's a good idea, but lots of sites already reject gmail addresses with the "+" character in them. It’s a good idea, but lots of sites already reject gmail addresses with the “+” character in them.

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