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[–] misophist@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's a list of places you can get free, disposable email addresses. Protonmail fits here. Now, why anybody would use this list for mail filtering is a whole different question. They'd be blocking some huge email providers.

[–] generic@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't every email address disposable?

[–] misophist@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Yes, but some are more difficult to get. Personal domains cost money. Edu, gov, and most business emails are harder to get.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Quite a few companies block free email addresses from filling out forms due to abuse. Happens all the time.

[–] gingersneak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What company in their right mind blocks Gmail? Also, who pays for email?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Companies that engage in business to business services.

Say you have a free demo of the product you're selling, but you want to limit downloads to other legitimate businesses, because that's your market.

You gate it behind a form, and rig the form submission to reject free and ISP email addresses.

So someone@microsoft.com - desirable and allowed. someone@aol.com or cox.net - not your market, block form submission.

Happens ALL the time.