Description
TrashMail receives emails and forwards them to a real hidden email address. On account creation there is the option to set a number of total forwards and a date when the disposable email expires. For each forwarded email the counter is decreased by 1. When the counter reaches 0 or the date limit is expired then the temporary email address will be deleted.
After the temporary email address is deleted, any incoming email is rejected by the SMTP code 550 5.1.1. TrashMail also provides a free Mozilla Firefox add-on which is open source and downloadable on the official Mozilla Firefox website. The email registration and community forum are provided by HTTPS (SSL over HTTP) access to protect privacy. Additionally the SMTP server communication has TLS enabled.
As many spammers rely on harvested email addresses, the best method of avoiding spam is not to publish your real email address. By providing a temporary address, TrashMail allows users to protect their real email.
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