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I would be more tempted to try this if there was a demo board that could be viewed and interacted with without having to sign up. I am wary of giving my email a

I would be more tempted to try this if there was a demo board that could be viewed and interacted with without having to sign up. I am wary of giving my email address before I can even see a basic example working.

dspillett 11y ago
I tend to think similarly, but there are many ways to generate a temporary email address. It isn't the case here but site/app makings take note: this is why I never "sign-in using <social media account or some such>" so if that is the only option you offer I won't be trying your service/app/other. For email I have a sub-domain set as catch-all and give out addresses in that to new sites. If an address starts getting junk I can just block it. If the sub-domain as a whole gets deluged then I kill it and start another (any site/app/other I continue using gets given an address on my main domain so I'd lose nothing, though I've never actually had to do that). Because it is a sub-domain it gets skipped by junk mailers guessing commonname@domain.tld addresses. Some sites have bad email address checking that rejects something@sub.domain.co.uk (I assume their regexp doesn't like the extra dot in the server name) but if someone gets that wrong I don't trust the code in the rest of their app so I move on.
- staticelf 11y ago
  Then it comes down to wether you are interested enough to go through and create a temporary email to check it out. I was not that interested and rarely is.
  - kristiandupont 11y ago
    mailinator takes care of that (use a random address @mailinator.com and go check it afterwards). Of course, some sites block it but most do not.
  - staffordrj 11y ago
    If you're on Chrome it's as easy as right clicking the email field. The extension's called Easy disposable email address.
  - dspillett 11y ago
    The catch-all means I don't have to create an address - just make one up on the fly. Everything to that sub-sub-domain (aside from those addresses blocked because they've attracted junk mail) are forwarded on to one of my "real" accounts.
aytekin 11y ago
Or, let them use the product fully without signup. That's what we have been doing at JotForm.
notNow 11y ago
Such a dilemma, I can't imagine myself in your shoes. It must be nerve wrecking and life shattering!! Can't you just get a new throwaway email address and try the product and decide to keep or ditch it?
- JustSomeNobody 11y ago
  Why is this your first reaction? You really can't see why it would be better to have some sort of way to interact with the app before entering an email address?
  - notNow 11y ago
    It's a freaking email address. It won't take you more than 2 mins to setup and get over with it instead of moaning and bitching here. Yeah I'm doubling down so the downvote goons can enjoy their field day to the fullest.
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- drdaeman 11y ago
  You can, but the site has to pique your interest to make you bother to do so. Usually it's easier to just close the tab.
  - notNow 11y ago
    Just do it already without drama and stop busting our balls with this non sense.
    - dang 11y ago
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dalacv 11y ago
mailinator.com

dspillett 11y ago

I tend to think similarly, but there are many ways to generate a temporary email address. It isn't the case here but site/app makings take note: this is why I never "sign-in using <social media account or some such>" so if that is the only option you offer I won't be trying your service/app/other. For email I have a sub-domain set as catch-all and give out addresses in that to new sites. If an address starts getting junk I can just block it. If the sub-domain as a whole gets deluged then I kill it and start another (any site/app/other I continue using gets given an address on my main domain so I'd lose nothing, though I've never actually had to do that). Because it is a sub-domain it gets skipped by junk mailers guessing commonname@domain.tld addresses. Some sites have bad email address checking that rejects something@sub.domain.co.uk (I assume their regexp doesn't like the extra dot in the server name) but if someone gets that wrong I don't trust the code in the rest of their app so I move on.

staticelf 11y ago
Then it comes down to wether you are interested enough to go through and create a temporary email to check it out. I was not that interested and rarely is.
- kristiandupont 11y ago
  mailinator takes care of that (use a random address @mailinator.com and go check it afterwards). Of course, some sites block it but most do not.
- staffordrj 11y ago
  If you're on Chrome it's as easy as right clicking the email field. The extension's called Easy disposable email address.
- dspillett 11y ago
  The catch-all means I don't have to create an address - just make one up on the fly. Everything to that sub-sub-domain (aside from those addresses blocked because they've attracted junk mail) are forwarded on to one of my "real" accounts.

aytekin 11y ago

Or, let them use the product fully without signup. That's what we have been doing at JotForm.

notNow 11y ago

Such a dilemma, I can't imagine myself in your shoes. It must be nerve wrecking and life shattering!! Can't you just get a new throwaway email address and try the product and decide to keep or ditch it?

JustSomeNobody 11y ago
Why is this your first reaction? You really can't see why it would be better to have some sort of way to interact with the app before entering an email address?
- notNow 11y ago
  It's a freaking email address. It won't take you more than 2 mins to setup and get over with it instead of moaning and bitching here. Yeah I'm doubling down so the downvote goons can enjoy their field day to the fullest.
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drdaeman 11y ago
You can, but the site has to pique your interest to make you bother to do so. Usually it's easier to just close the tab.
- notNow 11y ago
  Just do it already without drama and stop busting our balls with this non sense.
  - dang 11y ago
    Your comments have been breaking the HN guidelines. We ban accounts that do this repeatedly. Please post civilly and substantively, or not at all. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html

dalacv 11y ago

mailinator.com