How to stop spam emails: 9 habits that actually work
You can't make spam disappear, but you can stop most of it reaching you. Nine practical habits, from using throwaway addresses to unsubscribing the safe way.
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Good times to use a temp mail
- Grabbing a free e-book, template or coupon that's locked behind an email form
- Trying an app for five minutes before deciding if it deserves your real address
- Public Wi-Fi portals at airports, cafés and hotels
- Posting once on a forum you'll probably never visit again
- Testing sign-up and password-reset emails if you build websites
When to use your real email
- Banking, payments, or anything with money attached
- Accounts you'll need to recover later, since the address won't exist anymore
- Work, school, government or healthcare sites
- Anything private. A temp inbox isn't the place for personal documents.
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Can I send emails from it?
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Why didn't my verification email arrive?
Some sites block known temporary domains. Pick a different network or domain above and try again. It usually works on the second try.
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