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Disposable Email for Verification Codes

Use a disposable email for verification when a site wants to send a code or a confirmation link before it lets you in, and you would rather not hand over your main address.

What you can receive

  • One-time codes (OTP) for sign-up or login
  • "Confirm your email" links
  • Activation and welcome emails
  • Password-setup links for a new account

Getting a code, step by step

  1. Generate an address on the smail.pw homepage and copy it.
  2. Enter it on the site that is asking for verification and request the code.
  3. Stay on the smail.pw page. The email appears in the inbox automatically, so there is no need to keep refreshing.
  4. Open the email and read the code. If it is a link, click it: links open in a new tab, so the site's confirmation page loads normally.

How fast it arrives

Delivery to smail.pw itself takes a few seconds. Most of the wait is on the sender's side: many services queue their verification mail, and one to three minutes is common at busy times. Codes often expire within 5 to 15 minutes, so request the code only when the smail.pw page is already open.

If the code does not arrive

Work through these in order:

  1. Check the address for typos. Use the Copy button instead of typing it.
  2. Wait two or three minutes, then press Refresh once.
  3. Use the site's "resend code" option, once. Requesting many codes in a row often makes the earlier ones invalid.
  4. If nothing arrives after a resend, the site probably blocks temporary email domains. A new smail.pw address will not help, because every address uses the same domain. Use a permanent mailbox or an email alias for that site.

Things to know

  • Only the message body is shown. Attachments are not displayed.
  • The inbox is receive-only: you cannot reply to a verification email.
  • Keep the same address until you are done. Replacing or deleting it cannot be undone, and a code sent to the old address can no longer be read.
  • The address stays in the browser where you generated it: an address created on your phone cannot be opened on your laptop.

Where not to use it

Do not use a disposable inbox for two-factor codes on accounts that matter: banking, payments, work, government, or your main social accounts. If you ever lose the address, you lose the ability to log in.

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