Email addresses on appeals

ChirpyChicken

I see various people on here advocate that you should give a throwaway email address or create a new one for an appeal.
There is one fundamental issue with this. If its appealed and lost , and sent to the likes of Gladstones/ DCB Legal you will often get an email with correspondence attached.  Now if you move address and you dont get the letters then at least if you have an email alert to say xxx then you can be alerted to the fact something needs dealing with and dont risk the CCJ and all the issues that causes.

Of course not all solicitors firms /debt firms send emails but it seems sensible to use one you regularly get emails on

For context i gave my email address years ago to a previous employer and they contacted me about a pension as i had moved and they were unable to get hold of me

user1977

You can still use a throwaway address but set it up to forward any emails to an address you regularly check.

Gr1pr

One alternative I have used for a couple of decades is to have a personal important email address ( like Outlook) that is not dependent on an internet or broadband provider,  so portable,  for anything really important,  plus a Gmail one or similar for less important things but needed for android devices,   plus an anonymous one for the unimportant 

The 2 main ones would always flag up on my android devices,  plus can login in a browser,  and keep the unimportant one in a tab of a little used browser

In fact you can probably do them all in 3 mail apps , and in browsers , so it's easier than ever 

The problem ones are the tied to an employer or broadband provider,  because you can lose access to them after cancelling or switching or leaving  etc, I know because it's happened to me previously,  so online accounts are better and longer lasting and more accessible 

ChirpyChicken

user1977 said:

You can still use a throwaway address but set it up to forward any emails to an address you regularly check.

yes but i simply dont think its an issue giving it out, they have your address name after all!
just not your shoe size!

Its a misplaced worry about giving out a gmail address etc

Coupon-mad

I agree with @ChirpyChicken

I have an 'online date of birth' I use for websites that really don't need that true data but for a parking appeal USE YOUR NORMAL EMAIL ADDRESS!

Gr1pr

Coupon-mad said:

I agree with @ChirpyChicken

I have an 'online date of birth' I use for websites that really don't need that true data but for a parking appeal USE YOUR NORMAL EMAIL ADDRESS!

I can agree that there is no reason to not use it for the above,  but as an ex professional comms person who grew up with the Internet,  I,T. CELLNET , TSCR , CEEFAX , PRESTEL, ORACLE,  AOL, COMPUSERVE , MINITEL, Freeserve etc, from the get go, I can never agree that one email address and one phone number makes any sense, neither does it if you Google it,  but I will paste the google answer below 

I'm my profession, as in the civil service and communication industries etc, you tend to get a bespoke work phone number and email address, so your own personal ones tend to be Gmail,  Outlook, Yahoo etc, plus private phone numbers as well   ( hence why dual sim phones came out   ) you should never criticise others for following this decades old protect yourself, safety first philosophy , that was drummed into government department staff etc. It's also why MSE admin recently removed legal company personal or professional email addresses on here



From Google and AI

Yes, you should use more than one email address to improve organization, enhance security, and manage spam by separating different aspects of your online life, such as professional, personal, and low-risk activities. Creating separate accounts for different purposes, like work vs. personal use, prevents important emails from being lost in a flood of newsletters and promotional offers, while also protecting your primary contact information from potentially insecure websites. 

Benefits of Multiple Email Addresses

• Organization: 

  Keep different parts of your life organized by using separate emails for professional, personal, and less important activities. 

Security: 

By creating different email addresses for different activities, you reduce the risk of a single data breach compromising all your accounts. 

Spam and Phishing Protection: 

Using less-sensitive email addresses for online shopping, newsletters, and "sketchy" websites limits the amount of spam and phishing attempts directed at your primary account. 

Privacy: 

Keep your primary or work email private by using a different address for activities that might reveal your identity or personal information. 

Recommended Email Account Types

A good starting point is to have at least three email addresses:

1.  1)  Professional Email: A formal account for work-related communication.  ?
2.  2)  Personal Email: A primary account for personal correspondence and important services.   !
3.  3)   Disposable or "What-If" Email: An account for online shopping, newsletters, surveys, and other non-critical activities.  !

Tips for Managing Multiple Accounts

• Use a unified inbox: 

  Some email providers or third-party apps allow you to combine multiple email accounts into a single inbox, simplifying management. 
  
  

Unsubscribe from unwanted emails: 

When you receive unwanted newsletters or emails, use the unsubscribe option to reduce the volume of incoming junk mail. 

Use emails for password recovery: 

Having a backup email account is essential, as most accounts require a secondary email address to recover a lost password or for security notifications.