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I have been running a similar service for myself on my own exim mailserver for a couple of years now and very happy with it. Provided explanation on how to achi

by gdiepen 10y ago

I have been running a similar service for myself on my own exim mailserver for a couple of years now and very happy with it. Provided explanation on how to achieve this on my blog https://www.guidodiepen.nl/2013/02/catch-almost-all-in-exim-only-address-with-specific-pattern/ https://www.guidodiepen.nl/2013/02/catch-almost-all-in-exim-... Whenever an address is receiving too much spam, I just blacklist it at the server level, ensuring I don't have to filter it anymore in my mail client since the server won't even accept it. Have to say that it is always funny when a person asks for my email address and it confuses them when the address part before the @ sign contains their company name :) Often get the question whether I also work at the company or so.

trickster_ 10y ago
That was a nice tutorial! I did something similar too before creating Mailhero. And regarding the confusion about stuff before the @-sign: I have gotten "Wow, you work here?!" a million times too... :)
- Jaruzel 10y ago
  Ditto, I get that a lot too. That pregnant pause on the other end of the line after you get as far as <companyname>@... What I have discovered as well, is that gmail/hotmail/yahoo addresses are so ubiquitous, that call centre staff get very confused when your email address doesn't end in one of the 'big three' domain names. Also don't get me started on the problems I've had trying to explain that yes, .io is a valid domain ending for an email address...
mortenlarsen 10y ago
I have run a server with a similar setup for many years. And some people get really confused. It can be quite funny sometimes. The best moment was my SO explaining to someone on the phone, why the email address included their company name. Paraphrasing: If you get hacked or sell my email I will know it was you. So don't sell it, and make sure you stay on top of your security. I used to contact companies by email after they leaked my throwaway email address, but I don't any more, because some got angry and others were just confused.
- logician76 10y ago
  Yeah I lost my preorder for PS4 over that issue, K-mart just cancelled my preorder because they thought my email address was suspicious. mind you this was at the time when you'd have to wait months for the machine to be in stock again. I spoke on the phone with their manager and there was nothing they said they could do about it. So I've never shopped there since.

by gdiepen 10y ago

trickster_ 10y ago

That was a nice tutorial! I did something similar too before creating Mailhero. And regarding the confusion about stuff before the @-sign: I have gotten "Wow, you work here?!" a million times too... :)

Jaruzel 10y ago
Ditto, I get that a lot too. That pregnant pause on the other end of the line after you get as far as <companyname>@... What I have discovered as well, is that gmail/hotmail/yahoo addresses are so ubiquitous, that call centre staff get very confused when your email address doesn't end in one of the 'big three' domain names. Also don't get me started on the problems I've had trying to explain that yes, .io is a valid domain ending for an email address...

mortenlarsen 10y ago

I have run a server with a similar setup for many years. And some people get really confused. It can be quite funny sometimes. The best moment was my SO explaining to someone on the phone, why the email address included their company name. Paraphrasing: If you get hacked or sell my email I will know it was you. So don't sell it, and make sure you stay on top of your security. I used to contact companies by email after they leaked my throwaway email address, but I don't any more, because some got angry and others were just confused.

logician76 10y ago
Yeah I lost my preorder for PS4 over that issue, K-mart just cancelled my preorder because they thought my email address was suspicious. mind you this was at the time when you'd have to wait months for the machine to be in stock again. I spoke on the phone with their manager and there was nothing they said they could do about it. So I've never shopped there since.