Sure thing, website, my name is Gabe Newell

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• redxef@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  postmaster@domain is always fun

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• KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m don’t understand why you would do this to our Lord and Savior Gaben. The NY Times guy would be better.

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    He’s just another billionaire with a yacht collection, he deserves all the spam

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    • seralth@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Untrue, Gabe deserves less spam then other billionaires. It’s a spectrum.

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• purplemonkeymad@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I always use info@ and then whatever domain I’m visiting. If they want to send emails to it, then they best be putting up with it themselves.

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  • silasmariner@programming.dev ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s a lovely little idea, imma steal that

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• cobysev@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  When I was younger, I filled in the first email address that popped into my head in order to fill in these web forms: “joeblow@aol.com.”

  Turns out, it’s an actual email address. I know, because some forms won’t let me make up a non-legitimate address, but they always accepted that one.

  For over 20 years, I’ve been using that as my go-to throwaway address anytime a web form blocks me from proceeding.

  To whomever owns that address… I’m sorry for all the spam you may have incurred thanks to me. But it’s such a perfect generic throwaway name! I’ve never forgotten it.

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  • domdanial@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Websites don’t have an actual check for a legit email… That’s why they send confirmation links to click. Forms check that it ends with @something.something, sometimes they can add filters to not allow anything other than the 20 most popular domains. Or they can block addresses with less than 3 characters, because nobody real has those. But most forms you can keyboard smash anything@anything.anything. They just might make a temp account until it’s confirmed or something.

    But joeblow@aol.com almost certainly was/is real.

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    • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You’re partially right, I’d like to add some details: websites can also check if a domain (e.g. example.com) actually exists. So if you smash random letters on your keyboard and you end up with a non-existing domain, a website will be able to stop you from using that address.

      More advanced websites also check for an MX record on the domain DNS. If a domain exists but it doesn’t have an MX record, then it’s not going to be able to receive emails and may be blocked in sign up forms.

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    • dan@upvote.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Websites don’t have an actual check for a legit email.

      Some do. You can connect to an SMTP server and pretend to send an email (send the EHLO, MAIL FROM, and RCPT TO commands, but dint actually send any content). A lot of servers will immediately reject as soon as you provide an invalid recipient email address

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  • momocchi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That’s a low blow to Joe Blow bro

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• Fortatech@gregtech.eu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Someone has been using my phone number for the last few months, not funny.

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• SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I like to use jesus@christ.com

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• gndagreborn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Anytime airports have me give an email address, I just use testicles@aol.com and/or Hotmail.

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  • Genius@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But what happens if your flight is rescheduled to two hours earlier and they send the itinerary update to testicles? You’re going to show up to the airport late.

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    • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Those notifications are sent by the flight company, not the airport. Airports often ask for an email address to let you access the wifi and then start spamming.

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    • gigachad@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Airports usually have departure/arrival tables online you can follow

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• f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  me@yourmumshouse.cum

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• tflyghtz@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I always use ahitler@email.com

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