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KasMail - Disposable Email Address Service

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KasMail - Disposable Email Address Service

KasMail - Disposable Email Address Service

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

KasMail makes it easy to set up disposable and optionally auto-expiring email aliases with a swift browser bookmarklet. It's a pity KasMail is limited to 25 disposable addresses, and address masking in replies to messages received through a KasMail alias is not available.

Pros

  • KasMail offers a bookmarklet that makes creating new disposable addresses a snap
  • Aliases for your real email address can be set to expire automatically at KasMail
  • KasMail logs all events and emails received at KasMail aliases

Cons

  • KasMail does not protect your email address in replies
  • You can set up no more than 25 KasMail aliases
  • KasMail does not support custom domains

Description

  • KasMail offers up to 25 disposable aliases for your real email address.
  • A bookmarklet makes creating KasMail disposable addresses a snap in your browser.
  • Each KasMail alias can be set to expire automatically after a certain time.
  • KasMail keeps a log of all actions you take and all messages received or rejected.

Guide Review - KasMail - Disposable Email Address Service

To avoid getting spam, you first have to avoid handing spammers your email address. With KasMail, this is easy. A bookmarklet helps you create a new disposable KasMail alias for your real email address swiftly whenever you need it.

Any KasMail address can be set to expire automatically after a certain time, but you can also disable it manually whenever you get spam through it. A detailed log of all mail received and rejected at your KasMail aliases helps analysis and spam tracking.

It is really a pity that you can set up no more than 25 disposable addresses at KasMail at any time and that KasMail does not offer email address masking in replies.

If you send an answer to a message received through a KasMail alias, your real address is revealed to the sender unless you manually set the From: line to the appropriate KasMail address.

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