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How is this even a thing? Why would the Lemmy software even allow operation like this?
Back when I signed up for reddit, you didn't need an email and they warned you if you lost your password you'd be locked out of your account until you regained it and they would not offer support to reset it
I liked that. I don't want to have to submit my email for everything just to interact
One of the reasons I have my own email domain and random email addresses for certain services.
Managing this for a large amount of services is a huge overhead for me. I use Sub-addressing and then apply filters based on categories.
If you have catch all enabled for your custom domain there's no overhead.
Signing up for reddit? Just put reddit@example.com and that address will be automatically created and start receiving reddit's emails. Don't have to fiddle with anything.
I like this.
I use legacy free g suite, might see if it supports this
https://smash.vc/gsuite-catch-all-guide/
It annoys the shit out of me how many developers donβt allow for sub-addressing. Google has supported it on Gmail since inception and it follows the damn spec! Donβt use your crappy form validator if it doesnβt allow valid emails!
I've always been curious. Do any parties just remove the string between "+" and "@" when they see those emails registered?
Not that Iβve seen. Some do however incorrectly escape the string and end up with an invalid email like namesite.com@gmail.com instead of name+site.com@gmail.com.
I do this as well but there's been quite a few times when the email input wouldn't accept it and it's usually on the sites you really wanna have it on.
I was dumb founded to find out that vrchat doesn't except ProtonMail. I had to use my mothballed gmail account.
Got a domain? Setup 'catch all' and you are all set. If not consider a cheap one. It's unlimited disposable email addresses for few buck a year.
Interesting. How does this work? I've never used it. I either add manual aliases or distribution groups. It's a pain in the ass but it works and is safer than using the same email for everything.
One thing I like is also how you can tell who sold your email to spammers π€£