More problems with those temporary email addresses
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In an earlier post I highlighted various services that give people email addresses that die after a short time. So they can sign-up at a company website, get the password/download/whatever sent to them. And then never see another email again from that company.
These services address consumer demand for more email privacy. But they also mess up the lists of those who would respect that privacy anyway. As a result, many companies don't accept such temporary email addresses during a sign-up process.
To do that, you need to know the domain names used by these services. And a new breed of email address providers make that pretty well impossible. Every week, 2prong.com, for example, changes the domain name used in the temporary email addresses they give out.
It's a problem we will have to live with. And again, I would stress that the blame for those dead addresses appearing in lists everywhere lies with those spammers and marketers who abused email addresses in the past. Just another example of how the black sheep have messed up life for the rest of the marketing flock.
More on email list management | Tags: temporary email addresses, email marketing, list hygiene
These services address consumer demand for more email privacy. But they also mess up the lists of those who would respect that privacy anyway. As a result, many companies don't accept such temporary email addresses during a sign-up process.
To do that, you need to know the domain names used by these services. And a new breed of email address providers make that pretty well impossible. Every week, 2prong.com, for example, changes the domain name used in the temporary email addresses they give out.
It's a problem we will have to live with. And again, I would stress that the blame for those dead addresses appearing in lists everywhere lies with those spammers and marketers who abused email addresses in the past. Just another example of how the black sheep have messed up life for the rest of the marketing flock.
More on email list management | Tags: temporary email addresses, email marketing, list hygiene
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