How To Create Temporary Disposable Email Addresses

Recently, we discussed one of the worst problems email-related problems to date: spam and we showed you how to keep your inbox protected from spam. We talked about several types of spam we have to deal with such as unwanted email from known sources, unknown sources and email forwards from well-meaning contacts. One of the tricks mentioned was to use a temporary disposable email while signing up for stuff while browsing the web. This will help to eliminate those unwanted emails from cluttering your email inbox.

Say for instance, that there is this really cool ebook offered by a website for free… if you decide to sign up to receive emails from them. If you really want to avoid getting emails but you still want the ebook, just enter a different email address than your personal one. What you need to do is create a disposable email address.

There are several ways of creating a temporary disposable email address. First, you can create an email account with any of the main webmail services out there such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or Hotmail. Remember to use this account just for sign-ups so any “spam” will be sent to that email address. That should work for some people.

The other option is to use a service that creates a disposable email address for you. Here’s a short list of disposable email services. Each service in this list have their own distinct benefits so pay attention to see which one best fits your needs.

Temporary Disposable Email Service #1. Dispostable

Dispostable works just the same way many other temporary disposable email services do. The concept is very simple. Go to the Dispostable’s website and it displays an empty field followed by @dispostable.com. You make up any disposable email address and click “check inbox” and voila, you’re sporting a temporary disposable email inbox. The idea is that anyone who knows the disposable email address can also check it but that shouldn’t pose an issue since this is just for spam anyhow.

Dispostable sets itself apart from many of the other disposable email address services because of one simple feature that may prove useful in certain situations: if you have set up various inboxes through the service, the front page will list all of your recent inboxes in case you forget the addresses.

Temporary Disposable Email Service #2. 10 Minute Mail

10 Minute Mail brings another aspect to temporary disposable email addresses and that is the idea of having a time limit. After 10 minutes, the disposable email address “self destructs” and just disappears. If you are worried about signing up for something and personal information is sent there (rarely the case if you’re careful), the whole inbox goes kaput so no one can access it, even you. If you need another 10 minutes, don’t worry because there is a button for that.

Another difference is that 10 Minute Mail gives you a random email address rather than letting you chose one. Who cares if its for junk anyway, right?

Temporary Disposable Email Service #3. Guerrilla Mail

Like 10 Minute Mail, Guerrilla Mail offers a temporary disposable email address that’s limited by time. In their case, though, you get 60 minutes. This gives you a little more time to deal with whatever it is you’re signing up for. Of course, there is the obligatory option to “extend” the length of time by one hour increments.

Guerrilla Mail has the extra option to “Forget Me.” Simply put, you can erase the temporary disposable email address and inbox from existence simply with the click of a button. This way, you can use the inbox for up to an hour (unless you extend it) but if you’re done before that time, you can squash it altogether.

This is just a short list of 3 different services that offer temporary disposable email addresses to help you avoid email spam — each one of them offering different perks. You may know of other services that offer disposable email addresses with other benefits. Feel free to share them with us in the comments.