Disposable Email: Are they wrong?

The concept of disposable email accounts is quite simple. It refers to an account that is easily created, and easily disposed of. They are meant to be created at will,and disposed of that way, so that corruption by spam is never an issue.

This is a wonderful tool for the average internet user. They can join forums, request information, sign up for newsletters and so on, knowing that their real email address can never be compromised.

So how could there be anything wrong? Who would possibly complain?

Clearly, not every site is the evil Lord of Spam and they have no intention of using your address for anything but the intention for which they advertise. They take your goal when you sign on at face value.

When you delete your disposable email account, or if you merely deactivate it, these honest sites will continue to send you mail and include you in updates. This is a waste of time and resources, and it distorts their statistics..

Many sites are now trying to block users who use disposable identities, for just such a reason.

So on one hand users complain that revealing their addresses results in spam, as it surely does, and honest sites feel like they are being "taken". So where is the common ground?

I certainly agree that users have the right to protect themselves in any way they can. Its fact that many sites sell the addresses they get, so why ever reveal your contact information? The fairest thing to do I believe is to behave according to the "rules" of the site.

If you use a disposable email to sign up for an account, don't just delete the disposable when you are done. Act responsibly. Assume the registered site is acting likewise. Go back to your account and un-register. Or follow the link from the email you receive to do that same thing. THEN, delete the disposable email account.

In this way reputable sites will not be affected, Spamming sites will be stymied, and you will never receive the spam you so dread.

Only the bad guys lose.

Receive, Reply and SEND email via Soodinims

Soodonims was designed primarily to be a one way email system, for receipts only.

A typical application would be registration to a web site, applying to a mailing list and so on. In these scenarios, email is sent to you, and there is typically no need to reply via mail.

In the event you do wish to reply, you can do so from inside your inbox, and your address will be protected and hidden from the senders view. (see Soodonims FAQs Page) 

There are times however when receipt and reply are not enough. Where you may wish to send an email using your disposable email address. For example, when you initiate an email to a head hunter, to a complaint department or for information on a product etc.

This can be achieved with the following technique.

1. Bring up any web based email service. I prefer www.mail2web.com. It allows you to pick up or send mail from any web access point, by merely entering your email address and password. (The following approach was tested only with Mail2web). I have used Mail2web for years. There is no registration and its free.

2. When asked for your email address at sign in, enter the alias address, including an Alias ID eg: John.AliasID@Aliasdomain.com. This Alias address does not need to exist, however the Alias name and domain need to have been registered with Soodonims.

3. Use the same password you used to sign up for soodonims. It may take a minute or so for the system to confirm you email address. Be patient.

4. You will then be presented with an email inbox list (which will be empty). Click on New Email and write it as you usually would. Click send.

This email will be sent through your Soodonims disposable email account. Your protected email will not be seen. You can then perform Replies from your inbox, all while protecting your identity.

Try it.