Disposable Email Address

I was using Stumble Upon to surf the Web and found out about disposable email addresses. The idea here is that when you are requested to provide your email address you can create one that is disposable. Thus, your real email address is protected from spammers. The simplest but most efficient one I found was Mailinator. It allows you to create a disposable address "on the fly," which is good for a "few hours." I tried this out and it works like a charm. It does have some limitations, which are well described in the FAQ.

Something equally cool is Spamex. For a measly $9.95 a year you can sign up and create up to 500 separate email addresses. When someone sends email to one of the addresses, Spamex forwards it to your real email. What's cool is that by giving a different email address to different senders, you can find out who is giving out your email address to spammers and still never have to reveal your real address. Then, you can literally turn off that particular address. Very slick. Just to give it a test, if you want to send me an email, try DoubtingTom@spamex.com.