Re:The importance of having a personal domain name
by dottedmag on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:43PM
(#30507509)
Even worse if you use this domain as a way to track (and block) incoming e-mails. People at <FOO LTD> often have a hard time accepting that e-mail might actually be <foo>@<my name>.
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Re:The importance of having a personal domain name
by austhrow743 on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:24PM
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Tried this in person once when signing up to the companies club or a discount. Once.
Re:The importance of having a personal domain name
by mindslight on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:33PM
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I do this all the time, albeit with a qmail x-foo@ alias, and just straight up own it - "I sort my email so I can tell who sells my address". I've never really had a problem.
Re:The importance of having a personal domain name
by superleo2020 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:10PM
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Once tried to explain to Rapid7 (a security company no less) they had leaked/sold my email address, as per the system you describe.
Couldn't get through to anyone that understood.
Re:The importance of having a personal domain name
by aaronharnly on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:50PM
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Ha yes, I get some inquisitive looks. I usually preface by saying, “This will sound strange, but I use a different email address with every company I interact with. So, it will be <foo>@…”