I wonder what SPAM did to deserve having the annoying email plague being named after them? We all get spam, we all hate spam. What's worse is when there's an app or something you want or need and they make you fill out a little form with an email address and you put in something like GO-DRY-HUMP@YOUR-MOTHER.COM and then hit submit and they tell you to go check your email right now for the link to the download site for your file. Makes you feel like Link in the old Legend of Zelda. So now you're faced with the dilemma of forgetting about the app and go about your merry way, or give them your address. You really need the app and a company named AlliGator seems safe enough to you so you go for it. Tomorrow morning you go to check your email and it's so full of increase your penis size, free investment info, cures for baldness and loans as -12.99% interest messages that you can't even get in.
Enter Mailinator. God save the Queen! Paul, you rock!!! This nifty little site gives you an random generated email for situations described above, you go to the site, it gives you an address on load, and you give that to friendly Mr AlliGator and finish your sign up. A couple hours the address no longer exists, and Mr AlliGator is screwed out of one more victim. There is also complete anonymity on this site, no registration, no sign up, and it's free; just click, get the address and check it. I love it, great idea, will use it from now on.
Sure I have like 20 addresses I use depending on who I am emailing and what it is about, but I like the satisfaction of not only giving then a fake address (that I will still have to check and clean out regularly), but one that is a few hours from certain death. Make sure you also check out Paul's Weblog, and if you like / use / whatever his service, make sure you pass this along to all your fellow spam victims.
Three cheers to Paul!
On a side note, if you ever lie awake at night wondering about things like the red hand on the don't walk sign, or what happened to all mommy's oranges, this site is for you.