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| Thread ID: 130197 | 2013-03-31 01:47:00 | Sending Anonymous Email | Iantech (16386) | PC World Chat |
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| 1334709 | 2013-03-31 01:47:00 | No, this is not about sending the cyber group Anonymous an email, this is about sending anonymous emails. My question is, what legit reason is there for sending an anonymous email. If Im sending mail, I want them to know who its from etc. Apart from spammers, cyber bullies etc, who and why would you need to send an anonymous email? Please help educate me. |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1334710 | 2013-03-31 02:05:00 | Not wanting personal information/identifying information a report (such as a bug report? - Similar to anonymous usage statistics) or perhaps for submitting anonymous information such as medical information in a survey type environment. Also used as the email version as the anonymous "phone call" for police tips (not the best example - but you get the idea) Probably a redundant thing these days, as the versatility of HTML has come a long way so such tasks can be carried out via a form online. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1334711 | 2013-03-31 23:43:00 | Ta. The reason I am asking is because in the latest PCW mag, they have a short segment on a programme for sending anonymous email and I was wondering why you would want to send such an email and also why PCW would be advertising a product that can be used for malicious purposes. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1334712 | 2013-04-01 00:42:00 | I mostly send emails to myself, the rest Bcc, that makes all those anonymous , that seem reasonable. But being completely anonymous is beyond me. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1334713 | 2013-04-01 07:10:00 | I use 10 minute mail send email after 10 mins address no longer exits | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1334714 | 2013-04-01 08:09:00 | So would I if I were a double O like you. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1334715 | 2013-04-08 00:33:00 | Okay. There are a lot of reasons to want to send a legit anonymous email. For example: 1. report a crime 2. whistle blower 3. report infidelity 4. report corruption 5. report workplace theft or abuse 6. tip off a friend to a bad situation 7. provide anonymous feedback or comments 8. collect/send anonymous survey data 9. express an opinion about a controversial subjet 10. protect one's privacy from an intrusive government or political body etc. etc. etc. As for sending one, most people think that you can just make a fake hotmail or gmail account and you are good to go. That's not really true, since it might be anonymous to the receiver, it's not to the host. You IP address is preserved and if they wanted to track back to you they could. There are a couple of difference methods our there and a few websites like silentsender.com where you can send a free anonymous email without the worry of it being tracked back to you. There are also some other advanced methods like TOR mail or using a series of hacks and mail server exploits to strip and identifying info from the mail header. At the end of the day, there are plenty of reasons why someone would want to send anonymous emails, that are totally legit. It's becoming a more and more intrusive world these days and I would suspect that people who relish their privacy would opt to remain anonymous. Hope that helps. |
duswami (17047) | ||
| 1334716 | 2013-04-08 01:06:00 | Thanks duswami, a very helpful post and welcome to the board. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1334717 | 2013-04-08 11:59:00 | You could also use a site like anonymouse.org or www.5ymail.com |
apsattv (7406) | ||
| 1334718 | 2013-04-08 12:17:00 | I mostly send emails to myself, the rest Bcc, that makes all those anonymous , that seem reasonable. But your address as the sender is on every email, BCC only hides the recipients from each other, AFAIK it does not anonymise the sender. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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