4 ways to create temporary disposable email addresses

Having a temporary disposable email address is really useful to register for web sites which insist you provide a valid email address. If the site insists on sending you a password, and you don’t want to dish out your own identity,  why not try one of these free great services.

This website provides you with disposable e-mail addresses which expire after 60 Minutes. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address within the given time frame. Simply click the link to create a new temporary email address and then re-load the page to see if you’ve received any mail.  If you navigate away from the page,  as long as your go back within the 60 minutes, it automatically remembers your temporary email address and shows you any messages.  You can also extend the validity of the email address beyond the default 60 minutes if you need to.

Interestingly, they also let you see the subjects of the emails received by other users of this service which isn’t ideal.

Visit Guerrillamail.com

This website allows you to generate an anonymous alias that will forward to your real email address. It will automatically be deleted after either your set time or message limit has been reached.  Simply enter your real email address, and the time or message limit, and a temporary email address is generated.

Visit tempalias.com

This web site also allows you to create a temporary email address which forwards to your real email address.You can create an email address that’s valid for between 3 and 24 hours. It also provides you with a neat pop-up window displaying your new disposable email address in case you don’t have a pen and paper.  Now also available for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Visit meltmail.com

Mailinator allows you to create a temporary email address by giving it any name you like.  Simply type your alias name into the box on the screen, and give that address to any websites that demand it.  Then come back to mailinator and check your disposable email account. You can read and reply to e-mails that are sent to the temporary e-mail address and there isn’t any time limit.  You can also pick up the email from your temporary address using RSS and Atom feeds.

Visit mailinator.com