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Problem is many sites, Facebook for example, do not accept the +SPAM as a valid email address even though it's permitted per RFC. What we really need is a mech
by newman314 17y ago
Problem is many sites, Facebook for example, do not accept the +SPAM as a valid email address even though it's permitted per RFC.
What we really need is a mechanism that will provide truly disposable email addresses in a secure, transparent manner (kind of a 1Password for emails). This would also go a long way in working around systems like Rapleaf trying to tie emails together.
I posed a question to HN not that long about interest in such a service but it did not seem to garner much interest.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1139697 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1139697
Guess Scheiner is right about privacy not mattering much to people when it's not front and center.
- thinkbohemian 17y agoWhySpam.Me does provide this type of functionality. It gives you "abcdgoldfish@whyspam.me" which forwards to your real address. You can generate as many as you want. So if someone doesn't allow the + notation then you can generate a new email address.
- steamer25 17y agoI have thought that what we need is to revamp the smtp standard a bit to include some PKI/certification. I.e., if I want to perform a write operation on your SMTP server, I have to authenticate. You can give me a certificate that will allow me to do so but you can set expirations on it, audit it and may revoke it at any time.
- thinkbohemian 17y agoNot too long ago someone was kicking around the idea of replacing the IMAP standard: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1101693 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1101693 There might be people interested in re-vamping SMTP as well...