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This can be done easily if you own a domain and use a service that lets you specify a catch-all address. I do this with my own domain and G Suite. Then, you d

This can be done easily if you own a domain and use a service that lets you specify a catch-all address. I do this with my own domain and G Suite. Then, you don't even need to do any preparation before giving out the address. It does sound weird to the person writing it down and I've had more than one person say something like "well, if you're just going to give me a fake address, then don't bother" before I explained myself. One other down side is that it is not as easy to reply to mail as the other, generated identity (in gsuite, you need to create a new account in the domain to write as that username and also maybe jump through a hoop or two). Replying casually can often reveal your main identity, which is often the one you are trying to strongly protect.

mixmastamyk 9y ago
Thunderbird has the virtual identity plugin for this.
jsjohnst 9y ago
Go into Gmail settings and add aliases there for each “account” you want to add to the catch-all. Actual separate accounts costs you $5+/month each. (I do similar on my domains and the Gmail alias is easier to do than logging into Admin CP and adding aliases there)
- postila 9y ago
  +1. I also use *@mydomain.com feature in G Suite, and it's very convenient to understand which companies sell/pass email databases to others w/o my permission. In some cases, you need to reply from that "aliased" address -- in this case, I do go to the Settings, add an alias, got a confirmation code, and confirm it. Then this new "address" is available in GMail in drop-down "From:" menu when you write a new email. username+anything@mydomain.com is also a useful feature (as well as u.s.er.nam.e@mydomain.com – dots are all ignored in GMail; some services don't allow "+" in email address field, so you can use finite number of variants with "."). These little tricks make GMail convenient for geeks :)

mixmastamyk 9y ago

Thunderbird has the virtual identity plugin for this.

jsjohnst 9y ago

Go into Gmail settings and add aliases there for each “account” you want to add to the catch-all. Actual separate accounts costs you $5+/month each. (I do similar on my domains and the Gmail alias is easier to do than logging into Admin CP and adding aliases there)

postila 9y ago
+1. I also use *@mydomain.com feature in G Suite, and it's very convenient to understand which companies sell/pass email databases to others w/o my permission. In some cases, you need to reply from that "aliased" address -- in this case, I do go to the Settings, add an alias, got a confirmation code, and confirm it. Then this new "address" is available in GMail in drop-down "From:" menu when you write a new email. username+anything@mydomain.com is also a useful feature (as well as u.s.er.nam.e@mydomain.com – dots are all ignored in GMail; some services don't allow "+" in email address field, so you can use finite number of variants with "."). These little tricks make GMail convenient for geeks :)