Inbox Alias
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How other temporary email systems are not secure
Temporary email programs: Their best attribute is also their worst feature.
Anonymous and temporary email programs sell themselves on the fact that they are easy to use. This means they had to limit the steps needed to create and check these temporary addresses. What they don't tell you is that anyone else can view your emails without a password. How? All you have to do is enter your email address on their homepage to access your emails. All ANYONE else has to do is enter YOUR email address to view YOUR emails. No passwords, no restrictions.
Check Anyone's Emails
For example, go to http://www.mailinator.com/ and on the top left where it says 'Check your inbox' try entering some common first names like Tim, or John and if anybody has created an address using that name, you'll immediately see their emails.
Reset Anyone's Passwords
Even better, go to Google and search for '@mailinator.com'. These are all email accounts that you could actually check at mailinator.com. I found one on the first page that someone had used to create a MySpace.com account. By going to myspace, entering that email address and clicking 'forgot password', I could then check the email account at mailinator.com for the new password and log into this persons MySpace account! I didn't.... but somebody who isn't as nice as me could.
Inbox Alias' Solution
Sometimes sites that require your email address to sign up may distribute or even sell your email address. The people that buy these addresses may or may not be legitimate companies. This all results in un-solicted and unwanted emails clogging up your inbox and wasting your time.
With Inboxalias you have the ability to sign up for a forum or other website and receive the registration confirmation email right to your normal inbox. After you've confirmed registration, deactivate that alias address in your control panel. Even if that website sells your alias address, no emails will come through to your account because the alias has been disabled.
If you forget your password, you can log into Inbox Alias, reactivate that email alias, and the 'reset password' email will be delivered to your normal inbox. Then de-activate the address again.
Other Disposable and Anonymous Emailers on the web that exhibit this security flaw
What would I use InboxAlias for?
Posting an ad on Craigslist
Yes, Craigslist already has an anonymous address function, where you can use an anonymous address so that people can't see your real email address. But once someone sends you an email, how do you reply without them seeing your real email address? You can't. With InboxAlias you can.
Signing Up for a Newsletter
Many websites offer a monthly newsletter. Many websites don't have a way to unsubscribe from these lists if you ever change your mind. Some websites will sell your address to other companies. If you give them an InboxAlias address, you can monitor messages sent to that address. If you start receiving spam to that address, just deactivate that alias. You've not only stopped the messages, but helped figure out what website was selling your email.