Using Disposable Addresses

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Creating Additional Disposable Addresses

Using the base name that you choose when you set up AddressGuard, you can create new disposable addresses whenever you need them. By default, BT Yahoo! Mail delivers messages sent to your disposable addresses to your Inbox along with messages sent to your “real” BT Yahoo! Mail address. However, when you create a disposable address, you can specify how you should receive messages for that address.

You can choose the following delivery options for each disposable address:

  • Deliver to: Choose a personal folder where you want to direct all messages sent to this disposable address. The default delivery folder is Inbox.
  • Indicator: Assign a colour code to all messages sent to this disposable address. This colour code shows up next to the sender's name in the delivery folder. The default is no colour.
  • Notes: Add a note to help you remember the purpose of this disposable address. For example, you can make note of the web site for which you created it.
  • Allow messages to be sent from this address: Check this option if you want to use this address to send email messages from BT Yahoo! Mail. The default is not to allow sending messages.
  • Use filters: Check this option if you want BT Yahoo! Mail to apply your personal filters to the messages before delivering them. The default is to use filters.
  • Use SpamGuard Plus: Check this option if you want SpamGuard Plus to filter all messages sent to your disposable address. If SpamGuard Plus identifies a message as spam, it delivers the message to your Bulk folder, even though you set the Deliver to option for this address to a personal folder. The default is to use SpamGuard Plus.

    If you want to receive all messages sent to this disposable address in the folder you specified, even if they are spam, uncheck this option.

If you select both the Use filters and the Use SpamGuard Plus options, BT Yahoo! Mail tries to apply your personal filters first, then the SpamGuard Plus filter. If none of these filters apply, BT Yahoo! Mail delivers the messages to the destination folder that you've designated.

 

Here’s How

  1. Go to the AddressGuard page in BT Yahoo! Mail. (Remind me how.)

    After the initial setup process, the AddressGuard page displays your base name and the disposable addresses you've already created.

  2. Click the Add button, which is located above the list of disposable addresses.

    Click the Add button to add a new disposable address.

  3. Supply a keyword for the disposable address on the next screen, then click the Continue button.

    Enter a keyword to the base name to create a new disposable address.

    Tip: For each address you create, it's a good idea to use a keyword that's specific for the web site or email contact for which you plan to use the address.

  4. On the next screen, specify your delivery preferences for the new disposable address.

    The options screen lets you specify your delivery preferences for the new disposable address.Enlarge

  5. Click the Set Up AddressGuard button to finish creating the address.

    The new address appears in your list of disposable addresses, along with a summary of the options you've selected.

    The new disposable address appears in your list, along with a summary of the selected options.

 

What’s Next

You can change the delivery options for a disposable address any time by selecting the address in the AddressGuard address list and clicking the Edit button.

Select a disposable address and click the Edit button.

Once you've created disposable addresses, you can use them in several ways.

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Words to Know

  • Base name: the first part of your disposable address, which is common to all the addresses you create using AddressGuard.
  • Bulk folder: a permanent folder that SpamGuard Plus uses to hold messages it identifies as spam.
  • Disposable email address: a customised email address that you create using AddressGuard to protect your regular BT Yahoo! Mail address.
  • Filter: a rule BT Yahoo! Mail uses to direct an incoming message to a particular folder.
  • Folder: a container that holds individual elements specific to the context; for example, email messages in BT Yahoo! Mail or bookmarks in the Bookmarks Sidebar module.
  • Spam: unsolicited email on the Internet; also called "junk mail".