Privacy@Lemmy.ml : How can I make email sub-addresses with only letters or numbers and no special characters like plus? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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 TheTwelveYearOld@Reddit.com 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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[-] tuckerm@supermeter.social 1 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately, this seems to be the only option, besides using your own domain so that you control forwarding yourself. Basically, pay someone like Firefox Relay to do forwarding, or do your own forwarding. Firefox Relay does give you five email addresses for free, which is cool. (https://relay.firefox.com/#pricing)

I've noticed that the "+" sign trick with Gmail just doesn't work at all anymore. Anyone that wants to maliciously send you emails knows to remove what comes after the + sign, so that you can't tell which of your sub-addresses was originally used. And anyone that hacks a database to steal email addresses knows to remove it as well, to cover their tracks.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Simplelogin gives you 10 aliases for free. You can pay to add your own custom domain. I'm just afraid of adding mine because I don't want to get my domain blacklisted. Also, if you already pay for Proton Unlimited, then Simplelogin Premium is free.

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