Disposable Email Address Services

Martin — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:44:18 +0000

After searching for some time for a relevant website that carries the information you need you are prompted with a “please login to view this site” text. The information lies behind this login procedure, but you don´t want to join the site and leave your email address behind. In days of spam a wise choice.

Still, you need the information and don´t want to search for another site that carries it and does not require registration. Rest assured, there is a way you can get the information from the site that requires registration (and a validation through email) without using one of your precious emails.

The concept is known as “disposable email” or one use email adresses. You have to register at the site, but use a email address from a disposable email service (that looks like “YouSelectThisName@DisposableEmailService.com) . The validation email is send to the disposable email address, you read it there, click on the validation link and your account is active and you can reach the page with the information you needed.

Let me give you one word of advice, you should not be using a disposable email service if you want to use your account for personal use, e.g. signing up in a forum. Everyone is able to read emails that are sent to the email address you specified, that means, everyone is able to request a new password and read the email that contains it. You should make sure that either you can hide your email from everyone except maybe administrators or signup with a real email.

I compiled a list of disposable email services, some may be banned at the site you want to register but normally a few are working without problems.

No registration:

6url.com

dodgeit.com – can´t delete mail, expires after 7 days

greensloth.com – deleted after 4 hours

jetable.org – forwards to real email address

mailinator.com – deleted after a few hours

spam.la – all new email readable to everyone

spamday.com – account exists for 24 hours, after that its deleted.

tempinbox.com –

Registration required:

e4ward.com – forwards email to your real account.