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Even worse if you use this domain as a way to track (and block) incoming e-mails. People at <FOO LTD> often have a hard time accepting that e-mail might actually be <foo>@<my name>.


Tried this in person once when signing up to the companies club or a discount. Once.


I do this all the time, albeit with a qmail x-foo@ alias, and just straight up own it - "I sort my email so I can tell who sells my address". I've never really had a problem.


Once tried to explain to Rapid7 (a security company no less) they had leaked/sold my email address, as per the system you describe.

Couldn't get through to anyone that understood.


Ha yes, I get some inquisitive looks. I usually preface by saying, “This will sound strange, but I use a different email address with every company I interact with. So, it will be <foo>@…”




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