maskedmail
Security and privacy
email anonymizer
SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Execution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for contacting people without sharing a real address
From 2 comments
It would be great as a browser plugin for creating new accounts and not needing to give them my real email address.
noelchurchill on HNI think it would be better marketed as a tool for initial contact with people you may not necessarily want to have long-term knowledge of where to contact you. For signing up for…
PostOnce on HN
Objections
Hard to justify as a business; developers can roll their own mail server
From 2 comments
I'm probably the perfect fit for this service, but I have a few concerns. 1) Reliability Your site is sparse and I have no idea who you are. I don't have a lot of confidence at…
Mc_Big_G on HNThis is neat, but I'm really only interested in the source to use in my own projects. I wouldnt want @maskedmail.com, I'd want @app.mydomain.com or whatever. I guess thats…
Brushfire on HN
Unclear reliability and site is sparse about who runs it
From 1 comment
I'm probably the perfect fit for this service, but I have a few concerns. 1) Reliability Your site is sparse and I have no idea who you are. I don't have a lot of confidence at…
Mc_Big_G on HN
Trashing aliases feature not visible
From 1 comment
Sure, I get that. But my point was that I don't see the trashing.
noibl on HN
Requests
Browser plugin for creating accounts
From 1 comment
It would be great as a browser plugin for creating new accounts and not needing to give them my real email address.
noelchurchill on HN
Custom domain support with self-hosted MX
From 2 comments
This is neat, but I'm really only interested in the source to use in my own projects. I wouldnt want @maskedmail.com, I'd want @app.mydomain.com or whatever. I guess thats…
Brushfire on HNFor email, anonymity and disposability go together IMO. The main problem you want to avoid is getting spammed or harrassed through an address that you can't afford to turn off. I…
noibl on HN
Management features for aliases
From 1 comment
For email, anonymity and disposability go together IMO. The main problem you want to avoid is getting spammed or harrassed through an address that you can't afford to turn off. I…
noibl on HN
Questions
Is it safe to use for a company given unknown operator
From 1 comment
I'm probably the perfect fit for this service, but I have a few concerns. 1) Reliability Your site is sparse and I have no idea who you are. I don't have a lot of confidence at…
Mc_Big_G on HN
Alternatives named
Sneakemail
From 1 comment
For email, anonymity and disposability go together IMO. The main problem you want to avoid is getting spammed or harrassed through an address that you can't afford to turn off. I…
noibl on HN
Mailinator and BugMeNot
From 1 comment
I think it would be better marketed as a tool for initial contact with people you may not necessarily want to have long-term knowledge of where to contact you. For signing up for…
PostOnce on HN