Aliases vs Disposable Addresses

sparky32 · 2 Aug 2004, 11:31 PM

I made the decision to go ahead and hand the money over and subscribe to Runbox. However, at the subscribe page, I was given the option to purchase the larger package, which included "2 aliases". This got me thinking as to what an alias was and how it was intended to be used versus a "disposable address" as described under the News section at Runbox. It seems that the disposable addresses meet many of the same properties.

Can someone clarify this for me?

Thanks

Liz · 3 Aug 2004, 12:51 AM

Right, disposable addresses are a very new feature, and not wll documented yet! Basically, they are intended for temporary use (as the name implies), and is primarily an anti-spam feature. You can add an + sign followed by any suffix you like, to your username, like this: username+abcd@runbox.com, and then use the Suffix option in the filter page to delete mail sent to that address, when you no longer want it.

Aliases are intended for more (semi)permanent use, for instance many people like to have one address with their name in it, and one more informal one. Aliases can of course be changed or deleted as well though, but only via us (support).

Liz

sparky32 · 3 Aug 2004, 01:51 AM

Thanks Liz,

Could you not use a "disposable address" for a mailing list subscription and just not dispose of the address? Or would this be problematic for Runbox by having a bunch more addresses running around out there for a long period of time?

trond · 3 Aug 2004, 02:07 AM

Sure you can.

Actually, "disposable addresses" is a very poor name, and I shouldn't have called it that to begin with.

Anyway, at the filter page, you can catch messages sent to a sub-address like this, with the option "address suffix".

So, if you've subscribed with the address user+listnameATrunbox.com, make a filter where address suffix contains +listname, and put it the appropriate folder. What makes it "disposable" is that you can set "delete" as the action for this rule.

lrb91849 · 3 Aug 2004, 06:09 AM

Liz,

I currently have 2 Alias Accounts "Attached" to my Main Account.

Can I also use "Disposable" accounts ?

They would be great to use when Traveling, and you are open to having your Email Address harvested, when emailing messages back home.

Thanks,
Lou B

Liz · 3 Aug 2004, 08:16 AM

Hi Lou,

Absolutely, there is no either-or, everyone can use "disposable" addresses, whether they have aliases or not.

Liz

2 Aug 2004, 11:31 PM	#1
sparky32 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Okla Posts: 4	Aliases vs Disposable Addresses I made the decision to go ahead and hand the money over and subscribe to Runbox. However, at the subscribe page, I was given the option to purchase the larger package, which included "2 aliases". This got me thinking as to what an alias was and how it was intended to be used versus a "disposable address" as described under the News section at Runbox. It seems that the disposable addresses meet many of the same properties. Can someone clarify this for me? Thanks

3 Aug 2004, 12:51 AM	#2
Liz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 4,652 Representative of: Runbox.com	Right, disposable addresses are a very new feature, and not wll documented yet! Basically, they are intended for temporary use (as the name implies), and is primarily an anti-spam feature. You can add an + sign followed by any suffix you like, to your username, like this: username+abcd@runbox.com, and then use the Suffix option in the filter page to delete mail sent to that address, when you no longer want it. Aliases are intended for more (semi)permanent use, for instance many people like to have one address with their name in it, and one more informal one. Aliases can of course be changed or deleted as well though, but only via us (support). Liz

3 Aug 2004, 01:51 AM	#3
sparky32 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Okla Posts: 4	Thanks Liz, Could you not use a "disposable address" for a mailing list subscription and just not dispose of the address? Or would this be problematic for Runbox by having a bunch more addresses running around out there for a long period of time?

3 Aug 2004, 02:07 AM	#4
trond Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 344	Sure you can. Actually, "disposable addresses" is a very poor name, and I shouldn't have called it that to begin with. Anyway, at the filter page, you can catch messages sent to a sub-address like this, with the option "address suffix". So, if you've subscribed with the address user+listnameATrunbox.com, make a filter where address suffix contains +listname, and put it the appropriate folder. What makes it "disposable" is that you can set "delete" as the action for this rule.

3 Aug 2004, 06:09 AM	#5
lrb91849 Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sandy Hook, Connecticut ... USA Posts: 28	Liz, I currently have 2 Alias Accounts "Attached" to my Main Account. Can I also use "Disposable" accounts ? They would be great to use when Traveling, and you are open to having your Email Address harvested, when emailing messages back home. Thanks, Lou B

3 Aug 2004, 08:16 AM	#6
Liz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 4,652 Representative of: Runbox.com	Hi Lou, Absolutely, there is no either-or, everyone can use "disposable" addresses, whether they have aliases or not. Liz