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Life & fun · June 15, 2013

MailDrop, throwaway e-mail addresses, built with Scala and Akka

Maildrop provides free disposable e-mail addresses for use in web forms, app signups, or any other place you'd like to protect your privacy.

MailDrop, throwaway e-mail addresses, built with Scala and Akka launched on June 15, 2013 with 81 votes, #19 of 476 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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In plain words

MailDrop provides free, disposable email addresses that require no signup, protecting users' privacy when signing up for websites, apps, or online services. Users can generate a temporary maildrop.cc email address and access incoming messages within seconds without revealing their real email address. The service uses spam filters to block unwanted messages before they reach the inbox, keeping disposable inboxes relatively clean. It works with any website or application that accepts email addresses.

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From the sources

No signup required — Maildrop is free for anyone to use when you need a quick, disposable email address. Your maildrop.cc email address is accepted everywhere — websites, apps, ecommerce stores, you name it. Within a few seconds, you can check your Maildrop inbox and find the message you're looking for. The sender will never send your real email address any messages. Maildrop is powered by some of the spam filters created by Heluna . The Heluna filters block almost all spam attempts before they even get to your Maildrop inbox. Even though Maildrop is a disposable inbox, you won't see a ton of spam messages when it comes time to check your email. Easy HTTP access to email messages? Yes,…from maildrop.cc

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