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10MinuteMail Updates

I just pushed a new version of 10MinuteMail. Here are the notable updates:

  1. Removed the Ad-Aware links and text. No one was clicking on them anyhow.
  2. Added some translation fixes.
  3. Implemented AJAX based (RichFaces) refreshing of the list of e-mails in your inbox.
  4. Added smtp client throttling (in Postfix) to limit the number of messages accepted from a single source within 60 seconds. This seems to have already fixed the negative impact of high volume spammers on the function of the site.
  5. Removed the "Get Another E-Mail" feature. While this was a user request, I discovered that it was being abused by spammers.
  6. Added a Forward feature to allow you to forward a received e-mail to your home account for storage.

Enjoy! If you have any issues with the AJAX refreshes, let me know, but I think it should work better now.

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9 Responses to “10MinuteMail Updates”

  1. James Gresley Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 6:04 am

    Love your 10 minute email site! to me there seems only one thing missing. I would like to be able to forward messages to another addy occationaly (like membership info) I might not trust the site with my info, but the info from them (like login information) can be VERY useful. Thanks again for your great service!

    James Gresley

  2. James Gresley Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 6:08 am

    PS did you know that your site has made a “best of” (for temporary email sites) list? If not its posted here http://www.email-unlimited.com/stuff/temp-email-address.htm
    I found this site searching google for “temporary Email address” and liked it the best of their best of list!

    Thanks Agian
    Jim

  3. Devon Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 7:00 am

    James,

    thanks for the tip on the “best of” listing!

    I will make a note of the feature request and try to work it in for the next release!

    Devon

  4. FO Town Says:
    March 25th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Man, that “get another Email” was really useful :(
    Please to bring it back?
    but really it was quite useful, sad to see it go, i will not be able to use 10minutemail.com anymore..

  5. Devon Says:
    March 25th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

    FO Town,

    sorry:( What is it you used that feature for? Maybe I can come up with something to meet your legitimate need and still thwart the spammers.

    The issue was there were a number of people who were using it quickly register 20 or 30 accounts on a forum, and then used those accounts to spam. The whole point of 10MinuteMail is to avoid spam, not to promote it.

    What is the legitimate use case for the feature that is important to you?

    Devon

  6. FO Town Says:
    March 25th, 2008 at 10:27 pm

    First, let me say it was a little drastic to say I can’t use 10minutemail anymore, it is just far more tedious without the “get a new email” button.

    I spend a good chunk of time at the computer, and about 60% of that time is spent on blogs and forums. When people want to contact me with any number of issues, I just give them a 10minute mail account and keep refreshing it until they email me and life goes on.
    Now the “need a new email” feature comes in handy when I am registering new users on erepublik.com. I am the president of my country in the game, and must give out my address to people all the time.

    It just sucks that a few spammers have to always come in and mess stuff up.
    :(

    P.S. I’m a returning user of 10minutemail from I don’t know how far back. Great stuff, I am always glad to have it (the killing of the “get a new email” button does not stifle 10minutemail’s flame) [though it was a great feature]
    anyways thanks for listening and all, keep up the good work.

  7. Devon Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    Also: just added the ability to forward a message (once - to avoid spamming), so you can forward registration details or whatever else to your normal inbox to keep. Enjoy!

    @FO Town: Thanks for the info. I’ll try see what I can do for you, but I also need to limit the amount of evil my service is used for, as I’m sure you can understand.

  8. Herbert Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 12:44 am

    Hi,

    I found the info about 10minutemail on a hightech page of a newspaper and wanted to try it out. Maybe, I am dull but it did not work because there is always a message “error on this page”. I do get a temporary address but whenever I click on “message” nothing happens. Is there a “how to use ” and what goes wrong?

  9. Devon Says:
    April 8th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    @Herbert:

    I’ve just added a simple video tour of the site here:

    http://10minutemail.com/video-tour.html

    Watch that, it should explain how it’s supposed to work. If you’re seeing things differently than the video shows, e-mail me and we’ll figure it out.

    Devon

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