I’ve been looking at using email aliases services, and right now I’m thinking of using Simplelogin for all my online accounts and accounts where I can change my email easily, and getting my own domain to share with people and where I can’t easily update my email. It seems like I shouldn’t use my own domain for online services because it would be unique and can be tracked.

I did lots of reading about this and am still wondering why someone would want to opt for catch-all domains over aliases. Catch-alls seem highly susceptible to spam and while I haven’t actually done any email aliasing yet, it doesn’t seem to take much effort to make a new alias if you have a plan with unlimited aliases.

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    4 days ago

    I have basically the same thoughts as you. The reasons I can think of is:

    • Convenience (but SL is pretty convenient)
    • Less of a lock-in to one vendor.
    • Avoiding filters on sites not allowing aliasing domains (often incorrectly under the label “temporary email addresses”)