Comments on: 10MinuteMail Updates

By: Devon

Devon — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:45:14 +0000

@Herbert:

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

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

By: Herbert

Herbert — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:44:53 +0000

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?

By: Devon

Devon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:09:47 +0000

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.

By: FO Town

FO Town — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:27:40 +0000

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.

By: Devon

Devon — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:08:18 +0000

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

By: FO Town

FO Town — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:45:11 +0000

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..

By: Devon

Devon — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:00:16 +0000

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

By: James Gresley

James Gresley — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:08:39 +0000

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

By: James Gresley

James Gresley — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:04:32 +0000

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