I started looking into email alias services like SimpleLogin, Addy, etc. and I’m wondering if I really need it. Here’s why:
My email provider has domain alias functionality. I can connect multiple domains to it. Let’s say I’m ratm@domain1.com.
I can buy domain2.com and create an email address called anon@domain2.com. All emails (to both addresses) will land in the same inbox.
I can also create a catch-all email address so that I can create login unique emails for each service, like: lemmy@domain2.com, mastodon@domain2.com, etc.
So I guess my question is: What do I get from an email alias service that I’m not already getting from my email provider?
Is it maybe that I won’t be able to reply from the service emails? Like, would I not be able to reply from lemmy@domain2.com since it’s only a catch-all? So I can receive mail to it, but can’t send from it?
Easier/more convenient? Yeah for sure.
It’s more of a preference in terms of how you wanna deal with possible spam. For instance, I have 2 domains and in one of them I need to create every single email before it’s available. It’s more cumbersome, but it prevents someone emailing me on say admin@mydomain.com.
The other person chooses the convenience, so when they give out any Email@theirdomain.com the alias is automatically created. You can still disable any alias after the fact, but nothing prevents that first email from you.