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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 [email protected] 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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Be aware, this is a cross post and already answered here https://lemmy.world/post/15753441

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Be aware, that is cross posted and answers can be given here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I personally get annoyed, if I take time to craft a response to somebody, and find out they've posted in three different places, and other people have already answered it. So I'm giving the warning

Especially in this case, because in the other thread, somebody already gave what I would consider to be the perfect answer. So no reason that re hash it over

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yahoo used to provide this. You pick a prefix like shel, and then you can create a bunch of temporary email addresses like [email protected], and shel-spam. Thing is, my email address isn't shel, it's completely different, so if you strip off the extension it's a dead email. (Also shel isn't my real prefix.)

Bad news is it's now premium only, although I'm grandfathered in. But I wonder if you could pay for a month, turn it on, then not pay for it again? Or just roll your own.