great solution; I’m assuming you run your own email server ???
Another system for those who don’t have their own server or wan’t to add and manage multiple email accounts, a single sacrificial email should last you a long time using the technique below.
Lets use a sacrificial gmail account as an example.
There are 2 options ( That I know of )
+ or .
+
if your sacrificial email is emailmcemailface@gmail.com ( FYI that’s taken, I checked)
add a “+” symbol after your email, then something like the website name you are giving your email account to.
eg.
emailmcemailface+fakebook@gmail.com
emailmcemailface+shadyshoppingsite@gmail.com
or simply ( as @Hamspiced mentions below )
emailmcemailface+spam@gmail.com
If the site accepts it as a valid email, it will still reach your inbox, and you can set up a rule to send to a specific folder eg. junk/ spam, its own folder etc.
This “+” doesn’t always work (some sites may block the “+”), but it is a better function option than the “.” option so try the “+” first
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Add a dot anywhere within the address. and will at the least allow you to filter / identify sites you don’t trust
i.e. emailmcemailface@gmail.com, becomes email.mcemailface@gmail.com will still hit your inbox.
depending on how long your email name is, you will get a lot of options ( you can add multiple dots)
email.mc.email.face@gmail.com
e.m.a.i.l.m.c.e.m.a.i.l.f.a.c.e@gmail.com
etc.
the “.” always works.
Also, don’t take advice from weirdos on the internet
Now the question is, do you trust me or don’t you???
It does actually work, You can test these yourself.
Just use the above options (+ or .) to send yourself an email