Ismail Dhorat

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Reduce clutter in your mailbox with otherinbox


I have been using otherinbox since they launched into private beta, and it has been one of the most useful online services for me.

Why? Well on anyone day with the amount of newsletters, subscriptions, groups, mailing lists i belong to i get in excess of 200 emails. I have 4 different mailboxes that i have acquired over the years. Some i dont bother checking more then once a week.

Otherinbox lets you easily create ‘throw away’ mailboxes. The creation of a mailbox is as simple as sending a mail to x@username.otherinbox.com. I would offer an invite, but thats already been given away

How has It helped me? Well, anytime i sign up for a new service or submit my email address i just use the Otherinbox email.

Another great use for it is tracking the responses on online classified ads. I was recently selling some items on local classified sitegumtree. I used otherinbox to track responses and to figure out what works with online classifieds and what does not.

You can do this by posting your test ad’s 3/4 and with each add create a different email address.

If you can get your hands on an invite, give it a spin!

P.s I wrote this post to get my hands on a Tee from OIB
P.P.s I still vouch for the app, even with out the tee
P.P.P.S Wouldnt it be cool if the T-Shirts worked like otherinbox email addresses? You could customize the T-Shirt to display any email you want depending on your mood? i.e opissofalready@ismail.otherinbox.com / callme-0821234567@ismail.otherinbox.com ;)

You could, by adding Velcro and some little block letters… now theres an Awesome idea for future T-Shirts!


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