Comment Re:What about commercial or throwaway accounts? (Score 4, Informative) 448
This is a great feature! I never understood how it would really work until I started using Shadango (based on a recommendation posted on /.)
See, I generate a disposable ("Spamtrap") account, and post that all over the internet. When the crap gets too unbearable, I just regenerate it. I can't even imagine how I survived without a disposable account in the past.
Also, and more related to the story, what will happen to sites that let you consolidate all your other accounts? I use Shadango to check my POP/IMAP/Y!/Hotmail/AOL/mail.com accounts (because it filters them, plus I have a bigger quota), but I guess it's just a matter of time until I won't be able to 'send' from those addresses anymore.
Hmmm... it sucks that spammers have slowly taken away all the freedom that the email
It's hard to win a fight when you don't know who to swing at.
Susie Johnson
See, I generate a disposable ("Spamtrap") account, and post that all over the internet. When the crap gets too unbearable, I just regenerate it. I can't even imagine how I survived without a disposable account in the past.
Also, and more related to the story, what will happen to sites that let you consolidate all your other accounts? I use Shadango to check my POP/IMAP/Y!/Hotmail/AOL/mail.com accounts (because it filters them, plus I have a bigger quota), but I guess it's just a matter of time until I won't be able to 'send' from those addresses anymore.
Hmmm... it sucks that spammers have slowly taken away all the freedom that the email
It's hard to win a fight when you don't know who to swing at.
Susie Johnson
