I want a bulletproof way to give email sub-addresses, since some websites strip out special characters like + and .. I have an idea for how it could work, let’s say my email is TheTwelveYearOld@Reddit.com and I have the following:

  • All emails sent to TheTwelveYearOld@ get blocked
  • I specify a suffix that would be used instead of +, perhaps “From”
  • I whitelist phrases that go after “From”: TheTwelveYearOldFromDoorDash, TheTwelveYearOldFromGoogle, TheTwelveYearOldFromReddit

Are there any services that can do this? I’m thinking I should make my own domain for emails that way my email addresses aren’t tied to any companies and I can easily switch.

  • @retro
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    01 month ago

    They both will automatically create an address on-the-fly. Give a service whatever@domain.tld and it will automatically be generated and sent to your mailbox of choice.

    • kate
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      1 month ago

      Thanks, I’ve been using proton on my custom domains so far, who seem to support catch all email addresses*, although I’d love also to have a feature where I could cut off an email if it gets too spammy, I think I’ve seen that on some other alias services. Do you know if that’s something simple login can do?

      • @retro
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        11 month ago

        Yes, both SL and addy.io have the feature to enable/disable individual addresses.

        • kate
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          21 month ago

          Nice thank u for the infos ❤️