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July 12, 2010
7:25 PM

Ashraf

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TrashMail, probably one of my most used and loved add-ons for Firefox, is no longer free. The developer has changed it so the free service no longer exists and has increased the Plus prices by 3x (because the service was being abused). RIP TrashMail… you will be missed.

Anyone have any suggestions for something similar? I know there are many temporary e-mail services, but I would like something like TrashMail that had an add-on for Firefox making it easy to create a new e-mail whenever desired.

July 12, 2010
7:31 PM

Ashraf

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As a temporary solution I am using MailCatch, but it is not as good as TrashMail.

July 12, 2010
7:41 PM

Lascannon

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I usually use mailinator, guerrillamail, or mitemail.

Mintemail is preferable over the other 2, 'cause it gives you 3 hours to use the temporary email, and not many websites block it. Laugh

July 12, 2010
8:02 PM

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@ Ashraf: Yeah, I noticed this yesterday. Was most disappointed. It was also one of my most used and loved add-ons. I'm also on the lookout for a replacement. But is there one as good and as easy to use as Trashmail? I loved being able to use it straight from my right-click browser menu.

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July 12, 2010
8:19 PM

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PR: I just took a look at MailCatch and it doesn't look too bad. Not as good as TrashMail, but not too bad.

There's even a Firefox addon that allows the right click thing.

From their site:

Right click in the email field of a registration form
Select
"Mailcatch: Insert Random Email"
Submit the form
Right
click anywhere and select "Mailcatch: Last User Emails", your email
should appear there
Click on "Check inbox"
A new tab
opens with the inbox

I'm thinking for now I'll give this one a go. While keeping my eye on this thread for something better.

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July 12, 2010
8:24 PM

Ashraf

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Yep, I found MailCatch via Firefox's addon page. It is very easy to use, but you have to visit mailcatch.com to view the inbox where as TrashMail would forward the e-mails to you.

@Lascannon: Yep, I know about all those. I want a Firefox add-on like TrashMail's.

July 12, 2010
8:49 PM

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@ Wheezer: Just checking it – and some others out now. Has anyone tried Tempomail (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3883/)?

@ Ashraf: *sigh* Yeah, me too …

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July 12, 2010
8:58 PM

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I just saw one add-on called My Spambox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4343/) but the email addresses that are generated are only for 12 hours, which isn't ideal. I loved being able to set my own time limits on Trashmail. Sometimes it can take more than 12 hours for such things as reg info to be sent out (if you're registering for a product, that is) …

Also looking at the add-on Spam Control (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8057/), which might be ok.

Also came across Spamavert (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4533/).

Might as well give all three a try and see what works best. I miss Trashmail though.

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July 13, 2010
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I use temporarily mailexpire:

http://www.mailexpire.com/create.php

It hasn't a firefox addon but at least it let you set the timelife of the email address (and it forwards the emails).

July 14, 2010
12:42 AM

Ashraf

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I have settled on MailCatch. While it does not forward e-mails, it makes it easy to check the inbox of the randomly generated e-mail address (right-click -> MailCatch: Last Used E-mails -> select e-mail -> check inbox).

July 14, 2010
1:12 PM

Lascannon

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Why do you need mail-forwarding for? The only reason why I use mailinator and the others is to fill out the forms from those malicious site to earn "points" to get the stuff for a game I play…

…wait, MailCatch's temp. emails never expire until you say so?

July 14, 2010
3:11 PM

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Anyone got anything like Mailcatch for Google Chrome? It would be a useful feature if there was.

I don't have much time to search for one and my recent searches haven't found anything thus far. I was hoping one of you new of an extension that could implement this in chrome.

Difficult, to be sure…..but it shall be done!!

July 14, 2010
4:31 PM

Lascannon

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BTW, is mailcatch "very known" among many websites, or no? Like say, mailinator. Many sites block the use of mailinator because it's "well known".

July 14, 2010
4:38 PM

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I know that lots of people like these services, but why not just set up a gmail/yahoo/msn/etc account just to use for these services.

July 14, 2010
5:18 PM

Lascannon

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Because we like to be lazy at times; like me.

July 14, 2010
6:47 PM

Ashraf

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@Lascannon: Forwarding made it easier to check e-mails once they came.

@Conn09: Sorry bro, I don't use Chrome that much to know about such an add-on.

@Lascannon: I don't know.

@Karen: I do have a "spam" gmail account. However, sometimes, especially when writing reviews, I need to step through the registration process – such as for Ashampoo – multiple times so I can take screenshots. I can't use my spam gmail account more than once. Plus sometimes its just more fun to right-click and enter a temporary e-mail address rather than typing out my gmail one Laugh .

July 14, 2010
7:50 PM

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Using Mailcatch now. It's easy to use and, as Ashraf and Wheezer have mentioned, you can access the inbox in the right-click menu. I tried Tempomail yesterday, but the email address it generated was not recognised as legitimate. So that's been uninstalled. Didn't have that problem with Mailcatch. So I guess this is the one I'll stick with until someone comes up with another add-on as good as Trashmail. Thanks for the heads-up on it, boys.

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July 14, 2010
8:34 PM

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@P_R: Glad to see you like it. Can I get a cookie now? Laugh

July 14, 2010
8:44 PM

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phoenix_rising said:

Using Mailcatch now. It's easy to use and, as Ashraf and Wheezer have mentioned, you can access the inbox in the right-click menu. I tried Tempomail yesterday, but the email address it generated was not recognised as legitimate. So that's been uninstalled. Didn't have that problem with Mailcatch. So I guess this is the one I'll stick with until someone comes up with another add-on as good as Trashmail. Thanks for the heads-up on it, boys.

Ditto…?

July 14, 2010
9:51 PM

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Ashraf said:

@P_R: Glad to see you like it. Can I get a cookie now?

Coming to you via Mailcatch email …

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