How to set up disposible email accounts on ipad

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Mikequ Author

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How to set up disposible email accounts on ipad

How can I setup a disposable email ((yahoo) account on my ipad?

iPad Air, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Mar 7, 2015 11:04 AM

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Answer 1

Mikequ Author

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Mar 17, 2015 12:29 AM in response to Demo

Thank all of you for your replies to my question. I have to apologize for not getting back to you sooner but I had a family emergency. Yes, a disposable email address allows you to use an email address as kind of an alias address. You can use the DEA to reply to web sites without having your main email address compromised. That way you do not receive spam at your main address and you can simply delete the DEA when it gets overwhelmed with spam and start with another one. Yahoo mail allows you to set up a DEA, but It only works to set it up on a windows computer. So far, I have been unable to figure out how to set it up on my ipad. Thank all of you again for your replies.

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Demo

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Mar 7, 2015 5:47 PM in response to Mikequ

I have no idea what you want to do either. But now after I did a Google search....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_email_address

Why don't you contact Yahoo support and ask them how to do it.

Disposable addresses in Yahoo Mail - Yahoo Help

EDIT - I think this is what you need. You need the Yahoo Mail app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yahoo!-mail/id577586159?mt=8

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LotusPilot

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Mar 17, 2015 2:53 AM in response to Mikequ

I don't believe ypur problem is actually an iOS issue. I have been researching this problem as I too have been trying to access the yahoo's disposal address system from iPad without success.

Testing would suggest that using Safari on the iPad causes Yahoo to render the "mobile" version of the Yahoo portal - and it is the "mobile" version of the portal that doesn't appear to provide access to the disposable email address settings. By contast, if you access Yahoo from a "full fat" browser (such as IE or Firefox from a PC or similar) then Yahoo renders the full version of its portal - with access to the disposable address system.

Once your disposable addresses are set-up, delivery to your real addresses occur as expected, but it appears to be ipossible to administer your disposable addresses from your IOS Safari Browser.

I suggest that you might want to try the Yahoo support forums for more help - and if you solve the problem with them, please report back here.

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