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one option: only ever give out your e-mail address with a "+[domain or service you're signing up for]", ex. signing up for a HN account? kevin+hn@your-domain.co
by slater 5y ago
one option: only ever give out your e-mail address with a "+[domain or service you're signing up for]", ex. signing up for a HN account? kevin+hn@your-domain.com.
Then filter out any e-mails that don't have that +[whatever] in. No, not a panacea. But can cut down a bit on spam.
- kevindeasis 5y agoThanks for that advice, yeah i should've done this sooner
- muzani 5y agoA fun side effect is you can see where the spammers get your email. Sometimes a company has a DB leak and the emails are all over the dark web.