Example email address

RFC2606 defines some reserved domain names that are guaranteed not to
exist. Are there any equivalent email "names"? I would like to post an
article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
hotmail.com for example.com.

Re: Example email address

In news:jvtve3d2j1ialf81a6nr6b6le2gpe79l3g@4ax.com,
David Segall wrote:

> RFC2606 defines some reserved domain names that are guaranteed not to
> exist. Are there any equivalent email "names"?

No.

> I would like to post an
> article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
> mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
> that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
> hotmail.com for example.com.

Please, don't do stuff like that.

Re: Example email address

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:30:22 GMT, David Segall wrote:
> RFC2606 defines some reserved domain names that are guaranteed not to
> exist. Are there any equivalent email "names"? I would like to post an
> article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
> mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
> that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
> hotmail.com for example.com.

me@privacy.org is configured to send a nastygram to anybody who emails
it that talks about internet privacy, etc. I use it as my address when
I am required to put an email address into a form when I don't want to.

Also, see

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2142.txt

Mike

Re: Example email address

"Gretch" wrote:

>In news:jvtve3d2j1ialf81a6nr6b6le2gpe79l3g@4ax.com,
>David Segall wrote:
>
>> RFC2606 defines some reserved domain names that are guaranteed not to
>> exist. Are there any equivalent email "names"?
>
>No.
>
>> I would like to post an
>> article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
>> mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
>> that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
>> hotmail.com for example.com.
>
>Please, don't do stuff like that.
Which particular "stuff" don't you want me to do? I have been careful
in this post to ensure that no one will receive an email.
Unfortunately the sentence as quoted would make no sense to the target
audience. Using hotmail.com as the destination would make sense but I
want to be sure that it cannot be a valid address.

From the replies so far it seems that there is no universal safe email
user name and my only choice is to use a real address that I control.

Re: Example email address

Mike Hunter wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:30:22 GMT, David Segall wrote:
>> RFC2606 defines some reserved domain names that are guaranteed not to
>> exist. Are there any equivalent email "names"? I would like to post an
>> article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
>> mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
>> that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
>> hotmail.com for example.com.
>
>me@privacy.org is configured to send a nastygram to anybody who emails
>it that talks about internet privacy, etc. I use it as my address when
>I am required to put an email address into a form when I don't want to.
>
>Also, see
>
>http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2142.txt

Thanks for the reference. I have updated the mail forwards for my site
to include the missing ones but it seems that there is no defined
invalid email user name.

Re: Example email address

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, David Segall wrote:
>>> I would like to post an
>>> article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
>>> mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
>>> that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
>>> hotmail.com for example.com.
>> Please, don't do stuff like that.
> Which particular "stuff" don't you want me to do? I have been careful
> in this post to ensure that no one will receive an email.

That does not suffice. Do NOT use ANY legitimate site as the right hand
side of the "@" as an example email address.

You do NOT have the right to use someone else's domain name as an example
email address.

The example.com, example.net, and example.org names exist specifically for
the purpose of example email addresses. Alternatively, you may use your
own domain name, assuming that you own the name or have been delegated
such authority by the owner of that domain.

-- Mark --

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Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

Re: Example email address

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, David Segall wrote:

DS> Mike Hunter wrote:
DS>
DS> >On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:30:22 GMT, David Segall wrote:
DS> >> RFC2606 defines some reserved domain names that are guaranteed not to
DS> >> exist. Are there any equivalent email "names"? I would like to post an
DS> >> article on the web that contains a sentence like "this will forward
DS> >> mail from example@example.org to example@example.com" and be confident
DS> >> that example will not receive any spam even if I substitute
DS> >> hotmail.com for example.com.
DS> >
DS> >me@privacy.org is configured to send a nastygram to anybody who emails
DS> >it that talks about internet privacy, etc. I use it as my address when
DS> >I am required to put an email address into a form when I don't want to.
DS> >
DS> >Also, see
DS> >
DS> >http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2142.txt
DS>
DS> Thanks for the reference. I have updated the mail forwards for my site
DS> to include the missing ones but it seems that there is no defined
DS> invalid email user name.
DS>

You can use sardines@purse-seine.net as an example email address. It is
a real address but rejects. Just let me check if the reject message is
rude. Ok, it is not rude!

--
Alan

( If replying by mail, please note that all "sardines" are canned.
However, unless this a very old message, a "tuna" will swim right
through. )