What is Disposable id?

[Anikait]

My friends create disposable ids(as they say..) while surfing through different sites on the Internet. I want to know what is this disposable id?

[deveritt]

Disposable e-mail addressing (DEA) refers to an alternative way of sharing and managing e-mail addressing.
DEA aims to set up a new, unique e-mail address for every contact or entity, making a point-to-point connection between the sender and the recipient.
If anyone compromises the address or utilises it in connection with any e-mail abuse, the address-owner can easily cancel (or "dispose" of) it without affecting any other contact.
Following the cancellation or replacement of a disposable e-mail address, the (ex-)owner need notify no more than one person/contact of the change.

Uses

Disposable e-mail addressing, in essence, sets up a different, unique DEA for every sender/recipient combination.

It operates most usefully in situations where someone may sell or release an e-mail address to spam lists or to other unscrupulous entities.

The most common situations of this type involve online registrations for things such as discussion groups, bulletin boards, chat rooms, online shopping, and file hosting services.

In a time when e-mail spam has become an everyday nuisance, and when identity theft threatens, DEAs can serve as a convenient tool for keeping network users safe and sane

Most likely, but not always, cancellation of a disposable e-mail address takes place because someone starts to use the address in an illegitimate manner.

This may occur through the accidental release of an e-mail to a spam list, or because the original recipient unscrupulously and deliberately obtained it deceptively.

Alternatively, the user may simply decide not to receive further correspondence from that company. Whatever the cause, DEA allows the address owner to take unilateral action by simply cancelling the address in question.

Later, the owner can determine whether to update the recipient or not.

[Jackson2]

Whenever you want some important information on certain specific sites which do not allow to procede further without the registration, at that time you can create the temporary e-mail id, register using it and even dispose it after use....hence the name "disposable ids"

[Trio]

Imagine, you have been in a situation where you need information and the shady site asks you to register first? and you are pretty uncomfortable using your personal E-mail ID on sites you are not sure of, so you can use one of the free Disposable or Temporary e-mail addresses...

Here is a list of services where you can signup for a Temporary e-mail ID:

• MailExpire
• Mailinator
• TemporaryInbox
• TrashMail
• ZoeMail
• Spamex
• Spamgourmet