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patrick0brien
Jul 21, 2003, 12:55 PM
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Can anyone recommend a cheap - but passable (hotmail and yahoo accounts don't work with this) email provider?

Why? I need a dummy account I can use in online signup forms so that all spammers send there, instead of my real account.

Boy, it'd be nice if DOTmac would provide something like this - a 'shadow' account.


Lyle
Jul 21, 2003, 01:05 PM
Originally posted by patrick0brien
Can anyone recommend a cheap - but passable (hotmail and yahoo accounts don't work with this) email provider?Ummm, define "passable"? I mean, what is it about HotMail or Yahoo Mail that make them "impassable"? ;)
Veldek
Jul 21, 2003, 01:08 PM
Originally posted by Lyle
Ummm, define "passable"? I mean, what is it about HotMail or Yahoo Mail that make them "impassable"? ;)

Right, I also use a Yahoo account as a dummy and don't have problems with it. I only go there every few months or so and delete everything.
Daveman Deluxe
Jul 21, 2003, 01:13 PM
I actually still put in my e-mail address from my old ISP when they don't actually have to e-mail me.

Look around for e-mail accounts though. I'd do a Google on that one if it were me.
MrMacMan
Jul 21, 2003, 01:20 PM
http://www.anonymous.to/

done.
Schiffi
Jul 21, 2003, 01:30 PM
I, as well, use Yahoo as my dummy account. I even use it with Mail.app. My suggestion is to configure you outgoing mail server to that of your ISP if it isn't working. I know Semo.net and Cox both have this problem of STMP outgoing mail. I have to use "mail.semo.net" for me to send my mail. But it works.
patrick0brien
Jul 21, 2003, 02:14 PM
Originally posted by Lyle
Ummm, define "passable"? I mean, what is it about HotMail or Yahoo Mail that make them "impassable"? ;)

-Lyle

Some order forms insist on an email account that is specifically not Yahoo, or Hotmail. I can guess the reasons, but only guess.

I'll check on Anonymous.to MrMacman.

Thanks guys.
patrick0brien
Jul 21, 2003, 02:15 PM
-MrMacman

Oh that's [http://www.anonymous.to/] perfect! Just what the doctor ordered!
MrMacMan
Jul 21, 2003, 09:03 PM
Originally posted by patrick0brien
-MrMacman

Oh that's [http://www.anonymous.to/] perfect! Just what the doctor ordered!

Hehe, anytime. :)

I put all of my 'this is gonna give me spam isn't it?' things in there.
for certain sites I also change my name so like for gap I know that gap sold my name to spamers because my first name isn't jeregapmiah it is jeremiah. :cool: