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On 23 Oct 2015 13:00, "Neil Winchurst" <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:29:48 +0100
> Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On 23 Oct 2015 12:26, "Neil Winchurst" <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Already use protonmail. Had it set up some months ago. But for
> > > what I want it is not suitable. I am looking for a simple web mail
> > > address that I can use for registration on to a web site that is
> > > not very important to me and which I will use rarely. My example
> > > was Lett's Diaries which I access once a year.
> > >
> > > Neil
> >
> > If they're not that important to you, why not simply set up an
> > account (or multiple accounts) on something like GMail, Hotmail, etc,
> > without using your real details? I doubt Mr Meowski's real name
> > involves the term "Meowski".
> >
> > Grant
>
> That is what I am planning to do. But, as explained, I wish to avoid
> the big ones like Hotmail etc. So I am looking for a company that
> provides free web mail, and which is not one of the giants.
>
> So far the one I like the look of is Yandex.
>
> Neil
Other than "because I can" (which is a perfectly valid reason), why avoid the big providers if you're not going to be giving them your real details anyway? If you were setting up non-throw-away accounts then I could completely understand it, but if they're throw-aways and you're not providing real details then surely it's a bit moot?
Grant
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