[DanBC]

This is interesting; thanks for sharing.

It's only useful until websites start filtering out the receivee domain - that's been happening with a few disposable email addresses.

And the highlight on " We even automatically click on common activation links for you" was a bit confusing. I was expecting a link to a page about the pointlessness of Challenge Response.

And what I really dearly want is an anonymous way to send an email - I don't mind having to sign up; I don't mind having to pay; but I really want a method where sending an email to $Person means they have to work very hard to get my real identity. (This is for good, not bad, reasons. But I can see the potential for abuse.)

[Roedou]

Dan, I was looking into anonymous sending options recently.

Two quick questions: - "don't mind having to pay"; what might you be willing to spend? $5/month? $50? 2c per email? - "they have to work very hard to get my real identity"; get-a-court-order hard? Or harder than that?

[DanBC]

get a court order hard; $5 per month.

[feralmoan]

Hi, I'm building something just like this called bip.io, throw away email addresses and identity protection are a 'feature' of a wider messaging API (its a glue platform, similar to ifttt or zapier or engineio). We're approaching a stable beta. If you'd like to try out the service, follow us on twitter @bipioapp and we will notify when the gates are open. Realistically about 4-6 weeks away, just putting it out there if you're looking for options...

(oh, and you can use whatever domain you can manage MX records for - its preferable in fact)

[impendia]

Regarding your last point: possibly technical ignorance on my part, but is there some reason signing up for, say, a gmail account doesn't suffice?

[nwh]

A gmail account is tied to your identity, an absolute pain to sign up for, and requires your mobile number.

[cdcarter]

They don't require mobile numbers, and setting up a throwaway gmail takes about a minute, not tied to your identity at all. You don't even have to click and activation link, if you pass the CAPTCHA.

That being said, they certainly have IP logs, so make sure to enable Tor.

[nwh]

They've enforced mobile numbers for quite a while now, though I suspect that might be country dependant. I can't sign up for an account without one, through my normal or torified IP (I tried several).

http://i.imgur.com/l9diG.png

[cdcarter]

US based, for me, the form element appears, also with country code pre-filled, but it is not required. Further down there is a CAPTCHA that you can elect to complete or tick a box for phone verification. Strange that it's country dependent!

[cryptoz]

I have not been able to register a gmail address without a mobile number for about four years.

[veemjeem]

You can still do it, you just have to do the captcha thing.

Here, I created one just now, for you:

login/pass: [e-mail]/mypass125

[cryptoz]

You're very kind, thank you. But you are still incorrect. I cannot register a gmail myself without entering a phone number. Your "workaround" of a captcha does not exist when I try. Others are talking about country restrictions - I live in Canada, if it makes a difference.

[nwh]

What country was your/your exit IP in?

[elchief]

http://tormail.net/

[StavrosK]

Does Mixmeister work still?