Tell HN: After 10 years of experiments, custom username emails receive no spam
For 10 years I've been using a custom email for every retailer I shop at that asks for an email address, always in the form of "[email protected]". I did not keep track of how many custom emails I used (hundreds, easily), but I have received spam from exactly zero of these accounts.
The only account that I received is one I used on my public website as a "mailto:" link. 100% of my spam comes from this address. I host on runbox.com.
Is the fear of "people selling your email to spammers" a modern myth, or are spam filters that good?
I would argue the former since I still get 30 spam emails a day from my website email address, and zero from companies that ask for them.
The only account that I received is one I used on my public website as a "mailto:" link. 100% of my spam comes from this address. I host on runbox.com.
Is the fear of "people selling your email to spammers" a modern myth, or are spam filters that good?
I would argue the former since I still get 30 spam emails a day from my website email address, and zero from companies that ask for them.