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Do you have a separate email address for every service you create an account for? Do you use email aliasing to achieve that? (e.g. your.address+amazon@gmail.co

Do you have a separate email address for every service you create an account for? Do you use email aliasing to achieve that? (e.g. your.address+amazon@gmail.com)

arbitrage 4y ago
> Do you have a separate email address for every service you create an account for yes, i run my own email server.
layer8 4y ago
I have my own domain and operate my own email server with rule-based localparts filtering (basically regex-based whitelists and blacklists, plus automatic sorting into different mail folders based on localparts). I use a different localpart for each online shop and each service/social account/mailing list I’m registered with. There are email providers that let you use your own domain (i.e. you don’t need to operate your own email server) with any number of localparts, i.e. a catch-all (without needing to use “+”), and which usually also allow you to set up filtering rules, and let you auto-forward to a different email address (e.g. GMail) if you like. You can then use whatever@yourdomain at your whim, without having to first register the localparts you use.
- inanutshellus 4y ago
  I've done this for years but... recently killed most of it. Remembering when I've put a custom email (amazon@mydomain) vs a plus (me+amazon@mydomain) not to mention remebering both that I've used something fancy and, how exactly I customized it has just caused a bunch of headaches. I have warranty purchases across multiple email addresses for sites, figuring out what to type into the "forgot my password" box is a pain... I even have a Steam login that I can't for the life of me recall how to get into. I only know the username, but I don't know how to request the reset email associated with it. None of my guesses have worked. So ... I just made another Steam account. ... and ironically the email address I give to close friends is the one that's all over haveibeenpwned.com. /facepalm
  - layer8 4y ago
    My password manager usually remembers which address I use on which site, and otherwise I can quickly look it up in my email archive. For the most important accounts (ISP etc.) I write the credentials down separately. I always used consistent patterns for mapping domain/service names to localparts, so normally I can also guess right on the first try.
  - majikandy 4y ago
    The issue I have is not remembering them, as the password manager does that. The issue is more when companies rely on your email address being the same for different parts of the service or they take my PayPal email address and use that as my email address. One of the most annoying is when contacting customer support by email and they reject andy@ at and now I have to find a way to send an email to them from ocado@ or whatever email address I chose.
    - layer8 4y ago
      The PayPal problem can generally be prevented by registering an account first, i.e. don’t use guest checkout. I use an email client that lets me specify an arbitrary From address, and also that automatically derives the From address either from the recipient of the message or from the To of the message being replied to, so it generally fills in the correct From address by default.

Do you have a separate email address for every service you create an account for? Do you use email aliasing to achieve that? (e.g. your.address+amazon@gmail.com)

arbitrage 4y ago

> Do you have a separate email address for every service you create an account for yes, i run my own email server.

layer8 4y ago

I have my own domain and operate my own email server with rule-based localparts filtering (basically regex-based whitelists and blacklists, plus automatic sorting into different mail folders based on localparts). I use a different localpart for each online shop and each service/social account/mailing list I’m registered with. There are email providers that let you use your own domain (i.e. you don’t need to operate your own email server) with any number of localparts, i.e. a catch-all (without needing to use “+”), and which usually also allow you to set up filtering rules, and let you auto-forward to a different email address (e.g. GMail) if you like. You can then use whatever@yourdomain at your whim, without having to first register the localparts you use.

inanutshellus 4y ago
I've done this for years but... recently killed most of it. Remembering when I've put a custom email (amazon@mydomain) vs a plus (me+amazon@mydomain) not to mention remebering both that I've used something fancy and, how exactly I customized it has just caused a bunch of headaches. I have warranty purchases across multiple email addresses for sites, figuring out what to type into the "forgot my password" box is a pain... I even have a Steam login that I can't for the life of me recall how to get into. I only know the username, but I don't know how to request the reset email associated with it. None of my guesses have worked. So ... I just made another Steam account. ... and ironically the email address I give to close friends is the one that's all over haveibeenpwned.com. /facepalm
- layer8 4y ago
  My password manager usually remembers which address I use on which site, and otherwise I can quickly look it up in my email archive. For the most important accounts (ISP etc.) I write the credentials down separately. I always used consistent patterns for mapping domain/service names to localparts, so normally I can also guess right on the first try.
- majikandy 4y ago
  The issue I have is not remembering them, as the password manager does that. The issue is more when companies rely on your email address being the same for different parts of the service or they take my PayPal email address and use that as my email address. One of the most annoying is when contacting customer support by email and they reject andy@ at and now I have to find a way to send an email to them from ocado@ or whatever email address I chose.
  - layer8 4y ago
    The PayPal problem can generally be prevented by registering an account first, i.e. don’t use guest checkout. I use an email client that lets me specify an arbitrary From address, and also that automatically derives the From address either from the recipient of the message or from the To of the message being replied to, so it generally fills in the correct From address by default.