Using Disposable Addresses

Getting Started Creating Disposable Addresses Seeing Who Uses Your Disposable Addresses Sending Message Using Disposable Addresses AddressGuard on the Yahoo! Toolbar Deleting Disposable Addresses

Using AddressGuard on the Yahoo! Toolbar

The Yahoo! Toolbar is a free, customizable toolbar that works with Internet Explorer so you can use your favorite Yahoo! features anywhere on the Web. The Yahoo! Toolbar version 5.1 and above features direct links to manage your disposable email addresses so you can access AddressGuard while browsing a web site.

Don’t have the Yahoo! Toolbar? You can get it here.

 

Here’s How

  1. Make sure that the Yahoo! Toolbar software is installed on each computer where you want to use disposable addresses.

  2. To work with disposable addresses while on a web site, click the mail icon in the Yahoo! Toolbar located at the top of your browser.

  3. Select My Disposable Addresses from the Mail menu.

    Select My Disposable Addresses from the Toolbar's Mail menu.

    A separate window opens in which you can create, edit, and delete disposable addresses or select an existing address to use.

  4. To begin creating a new disposable address, click the Add button.

    Click the Add button to begin creating a new disposable address.

    A page appears in which you can create a new disposable address.

  5. Supply a keyword, specify the destination folder, and add a note if you want. Then click the Add Disposable Address button.

    Supply a keyword, a delivery folder, and a note, then click the Add Disposable Address button.

    When you’re done creating your disposable address, you can easily copy it and paste it into the web site that you’re visiting.

    Click the Copy Address to Clipboard link to copy the new address.

    Tip: To specify most of the delivery options for a disposable address, you need to edit it using the AddressGuard interface accessed through Mail Options. (Remind me how.)

 

What’s Next

Once a disposable address has served its purpose, it’s easy to delete.

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Words to Know

  • Disposable email address: a customized email address that you create using AddressGuard to protect your regular AT&T Mail address.
  • Folder: a container that holds individual elements specific to the context; for example, email messages in AT&T Mail or bookmarks in the Bookmarks Sidebar module.
  • Keyword: the unique, second part of a disposable address you create using AddressGuard.