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Guides to a private inbox
How temporary email works, when to use it, and how to keep spam and trackers away from your real address.
How to create an email alias in Gmail, Outlook and iCloud
Step-by-step instructions for adding an email alias in Outlook.com, iCloud and Gmail, what each kind of alias really hides and when a different tool fits better.
Temp mail for Steam and Epic Games: fine for a look, risky for your library
A throwaway address works for a demo, a beta or a game forum. On an account with games you paid for, it's a lockout waiting to happen at the next new-device login.
My email was in a data breach: what to do in the first hour
A breach alert sounds worse than it usually is. What to check, what to change in the first hour, and the habit that makes the next breach a non-event.
Hide My Email vs temp mail: which one should you use?
Apple's Hide My Email and a temp mail inbox both keep your real address off a form. One is built to last and the other to disappear, so the right pick depends on the sign-up.
Verification email delayed or not received? Where it gets stuck
Why a verification code can take minutes or hours to show up, what greylisting and sender retries have to do with it, and how to avoid typing a code that already expired.
Should you block disposable email addresses at sign-up?
A temp mail company's honest take on blocking disposable email: what it costs you, what it doesn't stop, what works better, and the cases where you should block anyway.
How to test sign-up and verification emails with an API
A practical guide to end-to-end email testing: create a disposable inbox from your test, wait for the verification email and pull out the code or link.
Temp mail for Facebook: why it backfires, and what to use instead
A temp address can get you past Facebook's sign-up code. Why it tends to backfire later, and better ways to keep Facebook out of your main inbox.
Burner email vs disposable email vs temp mail: what's the difference?
Burner, disposable, throwaway, 10 minute, alias: what each word actually means, and the four questions that matter far more than the label on the tool.
Public Wi-Fi login email: why they ask and what to give them
The café Wi-Fi page wants your email before it lets you online. Why it asks, where the address ends up, and what to type instead of your real one.
Firefox Relay vs SimpleLogin vs DuckDuckGo vs addy.io: email alias services compared
Four popular email alias services side by side: what each free plan includes, which ones let you reply, what the paid plans cost and when a temp inbox is simpler.
Temp mail expired? What gets deleted and what doesn't
When a temp inbox expires, the messages go and the address stops working. The accounts you signed up for with it stay behind, and that is the part worth thinking about.