Anonymous EmailAnonymous email is email from someone whose real identity is unknown- It is not the same as malicious email.Anonymous email is sent by people, who for very legitimate reasons, want to hide their identity from the recipient. There are many reasons for this such as:
Sending email anonymously can be done relatively easily by anyone :
Web Based EmailThe email providers Yahoo and Hotmail require no verifiable information in order to register and use. They are therefore completely anonymous. There are other less known providers (www.stealthmessage.com) which provide web based email specifically designed for anonymous use. They usually provide for email encryption and self destructing emails. Why not try it? Disposable email addressesDisposable email addresses are normally used as a solution to spam received as a result of requesting information online or participating in newsgroups. However they can be used to give anonymity as your real email address is protected. With a Disposable Email Address Service you can create Disposable Email Addresses that forwards email to your Real Email Address. A Disposable email address can be created when needed such as when requesting information online and are then used in place of your Real Email Address. If you receive spam from a particular address you can just disable it. RemailersA remailer is a service that accepts messages from a sender and then removes identifying information from the email before forwarding on. The remailer may forward the message to several remailers before delivering the message back into the normal email system for delivery. Remailers and anonymous email service providers and resources:
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