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> IMO if you're really concerned about anonymity and securing your email from credential-stuffing, and willing to pay for such a service (I used to pay for 33ma

> IMO if you're really concerned about anonymity and securing your email from credential-stuffing, and willing to pay for such a service (I used to pay for 33mail), it's easier to just buy a domain and route * to your inbox. I've been doing this years and I usually use the domain I'm signing up for as the address. Beware tho some people get really confused by how email works. I was requesting quotes for a home improvement project and I've had employees at these companies think I was either friends with the owner or that I hacked their email.

giaour 6y ago
It gets super awkward when you have to read the email aloud. My optometrist spent five minutes trying to explain that they wanted my email when they tried to transfer a prescription from Warby Parker. "My email/username for Warby Parker is 'warbyparker.com@...'" "No, they need your email, not theirs." "..."
- mceachen 6y ago
  I solved this by only including a unique prefix of the website, like "warby@example.com".
  - 411111111111111 6y ago
    "oh, so you're an employee?" Got asked that once after specifying sixt@mydomain when renting a car
    - alisonkisk 6y ago
      "Sure, I'll take the employee discount."
noncoml 6y ago
Forget about that, way too advanced! I had a customer support on the phone insisting I was not giving them a valid email. “It should have something like @gmail.com or @yahoo.com”.
- Macha 6y ago
  I have a "in-person catch all" address which is a different variation of my name @ my domain than my main inbox. Even that is enough to trip up the occasional hotel counter staff or similar when my name is in the domain rather than gmail/yahoo.
zbuf 6y ago
There's no real need to use a name that actually matches the sender. Choose a random word; it's easy to identify later -- from the first mail to your inbox from that address. You'll still be able to filter on it, or know if anyone sold your address for spam, or be able to abandon the address if you need to.

giaour 6y ago

It gets super awkward when you have to read the email aloud. My optometrist spent five minutes trying to explain that they wanted my email when they tried to transfer a prescription from Warby Parker. "My email/username for Warby Parker is 'warbyparker.com@...'" "No, they need your email, not theirs." "..."

mceachen 6y ago
I solved this by only including a unique prefix of the website, like "warby@example.com".
- 411111111111111 6y ago
  "oh, so you're an employee?" Got asked that once after specifying sixt@mydomain when renting a car
  - alisonkisk 6y ago
    "Sure, I'll take the employee discount."

noncoml 6y ago

Forget about that, way too advanced! I had a customer support on the phone insisting I was not giving them a valid email. “It should have something like @gmail.com or @yahoo.com”.

Macha 6y ago
I have a "in-person catch all" address which is a different variation of my name @ my domain than my main inbox. Even that is enough to trip up the occasional hotel counter staff or similar when my name is in the domain rather than gmail/yahoo.

zbuf 6y ago

There's no real need to use a name that actually matches the sender. Choose a random word; it's easy to identify later -- from the first mail to your inbox from that address. You'll still be able to filter on it, or know if anyone sold your address for spam, or be able to abandon the address if you need to.