Firefox email account11/10/2023 I actually thought about starting a service that provides this, but it's a niche product with non-trivial technical hurdles and potentially lots of support demands, so I'm happy that Mozilla is offering this. I always wanted a shared domain with lots of users to further reduce exposure. ![]() And receiving basically always works, even with the most broken email server setup.Ī downside is the unique domain name. But in this case you only need to receive, never send. ![]() * Easy self-hosting: email hosting can be a pain. (of course they still use names, address, credit card info, etc but it helps) * Privacy: all those ad data aggregators have a harder time connecting me between accounts. (somewhat redundant with a password manager and unique passwords, but still) They also can't try to log in to other accounts or do password resets if they get a hold of the password. * Mitigate data leaks: if some database gets compromised, all they get is a throwaway email. No need to worry about secondary emails just for a few accounts. * Multiple accounts: If you need a second account with some service, you simply use a new alias. * Spam: if I get any spam, I know exactly which company is responsible, whether directly, through selling user data or because of breaches. ![]() I have a custom domain just for signups, and I sign up with The domain simply has a catchall email with a password manager (Bitwarden) this is absolutely brilliant.
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