Thinking about using temporary throw away email

[id10t]

Originally Posted by masraum

This would do it. I'm not sure that it's legal. If there's no logon banner announcing that the server is only for authorized users, then it may be fine.

Short of that, I'd be concerned about any electronic means, because there's always the possibility of a "paper trail". Email servers can have logs that would be traceable.

Certain vendors may advise that they are anonymous, but I personally wouldn't trust that. If someone came to them with a court order or subpoena, I think the information would be available.

I'm not familiar with Proton mail. But like I said, anything electronic could easily have full logs.

Now that I've had coffee....

Find a open/public connection, spoof MAC address and connect. Telnet to port 25 on the hostname listed in the whois records for the primary MX of the domain of the person you want to contact, send HELO etc and your mail should be sent.

Only thing that would stop it would be DKIM/SPF records for whatever domain you claim to be sending from or the IP that your connection is coming from is in one or more lookup tables as "dont accept mail from this network/ip"

[zakthor]

Originally Posted by id10t

Now that I've had coffee....

Find a open/public connection, spoof MAC address and connect. Telnet to port 25 on the hostname listed in the whois records for the primary MX of the domain of the person you want to contact, send HELO etc and your mail should be sent.

Only thing that would stop it would be DKIM/SPF records for whatever domain you claim to be sending from or the IP that your connection is coming from is in one or more lookup tables as "dont accept mail from this network/ip"

And all that telnet communication is recorded. There's a long set of steps. Any little boo boo and you leak information.

Pretty much if you are asking how then you shouldn't try.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stealthn

A little light reading....

https://proton.me/mail/security

https://proton.me/legal/law-enforcement

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

I am sick of junk mail and have used an address for all the things I never want to read but if the above temporary burner addresses work then that would be even better.

Thanks for all the replies but has anyone used anything like the above?

Yep, I give a yahoo email to websites...spam easily deleted there.

[RANDY P]

^^^YAHOO email as well. Just get a free email and never check it. What I do.

rjp

[Alan A]

Apple now gives one time emails.
Since we’ve gone all apple all the time it works pretty well for random stuff. I have my own smtp server for people I actually want to talk to…