Disposable E-Mail Addresses

[mvk4uKHNS8]

To reduce spam, I want to make use of "disposable e-mail addresses" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_email).

I've started to use the e-mail account feature, but I do realize now that this approach doesn't really scale for my needs.

Is there an easier approach?
Is it possible to define aliases for an existing e-mail account?
Can I create e-mail accounts "on the command line"?

Thanks!
-Max

[felgall]

Set up your disposable addresses using the "Forwarders" option so that they just forward the emails to your selected real email account - all the emails then land in the one account. You can then delete the forwarder when you need to dispose of the address.

[mvk4uKHNS8]

Yes, I have been using the forwarding feature initially, but then switched to an email filter with a redirect action, because with forwarding, the email would continue to sit in my inbox.

Neither of these mechanisms is what I'm looking for. Both require to create an actual e-mail account using the Web GUI whenever I want a new "disposable" e-mail address.

Ideally, I could create a new address on the command line.

Thanks!
-Max

[felgall]

The forwarder optiondoesn't leave the email sitting in an inbox if the email address you are forwarding doesn't have an account attached to it. You ONLY set up the forwarder and nothing else for addresses that are aliases.

[mvk4uKHNS8]

Maybe I should give the forwarding feature another try.

If I want to create a new "disposable" e-mail address, can I then create it without using the Web GUI?

Thanks!
-Max

[Shnacker]

Perhaps if you like the cool website 2prong.com you would go the distance and emulate it on your own website. The source code for 2prong is GPL and available on the developers website in .zip format.

Here the page on his blog:
http://webchicanery.com/2prong/
or
http://webchicanery.com/2007/02/26/source-code-to-2prongcom/

Here's direct link to his zip file:
http://webchicanery.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/2prongv3070520.zip
or perhaps older file here?
http://webchicanery.com/code/2pronggpl.zip

If you develop it I'd like to watch. Might do something like this myself, but modify to my application (not open to public). Think that's what you want as well, so put it in a folder and password the folder so only you can access it?

[mvk4uKHNS8]

Stephen,
you were right. The forwarder function matches what I like to do much better.
Thanks for you help!
-Max