TempMail.lol has been running for almost a year since it started as Exploding Email. In that time, we’ve made a lot of changes to the website. In this article, we’ll go over some of the major changes that have been made recently.
Custom Domains
While this used to be a feature of Exploding Email, it has been added back into TempMail with a great implementation. You can now choose if you want your custom domain to be private (that is, only you can access it), or public (anyone can make Alternative Emails through your domain).
Private Domains
With private domains, you are given a token to “login” to the domain to retrieve emails. This prevents random people from reading the emails on your domain. Note that private domains can only store up to five emails across the entire domain before needing to be emptied by getting the emails (earliest emails are stored).
Public Domains
Public domains are a bit different: they are put into the pool of Alternative Domains, so people can generate emails with your domain, helping to avoid TempMail detection. If you have a spare domain you are not using, consider adding it!
Overview of Custom Domains
Overall, custom domains will help everyone. Private custom domains are currently in beta and are free during this period, they may be behind a subscription-based service in the future. Adding public pool domains will always be free.
Custom domains have also been added to the API. Support for custom domains will be added to libraries within the upcoming weeks.
API Changes
You can now choose a domain you want to generate! This allows you to choose from any existing default/alternative domains. Here’s an example:
curl https://api.tempmail.lol/generate/example.com
This will generate an email at the domain you specify (in this case, example.com).
Conclusion
As September starts, we have added more features to the website while keeping the core principle of the website the same, a temporary email generator. If you just use the normal website with its .com domains, nothing will change. Alternative emails will be getting a larger pool of domains to pick from, which will help avoid detection.
Looking ahead, we plan to add even more features, such as support for the POP3 protocol, bigger storage for private domains, and more!
Lastly, we’ve processed 520,000 emails! This number is insane, and we hope it will continue to grow as more people use our service. Spread the word, and bookmark our site! If you have any questions, suggestions, or just want to talk, join the Discord server below!