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thinkingagain

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1. Well nice if it really hides the email

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Mon Nov 18, 2024, 08:53 AM

Nov 2024

Gmail has had the + part for emails for a while. Like Joe+DU@gmail
Yahoo does have a good one but it’s mostly for paid users
You make a base name and then add
Such as base name. Bubbly - DU @yahoo.
I like that better as it really hides your email
It also keeps a list for you. So you can remember them if you have lots.

Don’t know how apple or the others work.

Some sites give you a randomly generated name, problem is trying to remember those.

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Well nice if it really hides the email thinkingagain Nov 2024 #1

Apple has had this for years. I rarely use it though Bristlecone Nov 2024 #2

I hope there's no API associated with it dickthegrouch Nov 2024 #3

I know, I worry about that too. Passages Nov 2024 #4