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Re:Purelymail – cheap, no-nonsense email by nine_k on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:31AM (#27708404)
Shorter emails are more catchy, and their total possible number is smaller. So they can be more valuable.

[email protected] is cooler for some than [email protected], and they will pay.

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Re:Purelymail – cheap, no-nonsense email by forgotmypw17 on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:35AM (#27708422)
I think there is also another reason: Shorter addresses receive more spam and spam attempts from guessers.
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