Mailinator aliases linux

A blast from the past!

Mailinator is a popular email alias service that allows you to create disposable email addresses for testing, demo, or other purposes. Here's how you can use Mailinator aliases on Linux:

Method 1: Using the curl command

You can use the curl command to send an email to Mailinator and retrieve the generated alias.

1. Install curl if you haven't already: sudo apt-get install curl (on Ubuntu-based systems) or sudo yum install curl (on RHEL-based systems).

2. Run the following command to generate an alias:

   curl -X POST \
   https://mailinator.com/api/aliases \
   -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
   -d '[email protected]&name=Your+Name'

   Replace [email protected] with your actual email address and Your+Name with your name (optional).

3. The response will contain a generated alias in the format [email protected]. You can use this alias to receive emails.

Method 2: Using a Python script

You can also use a Python script to interact with Mailinator's API.

1. Install the requests library: pip install requests (if you haven't already).
2. Create a Python script with the following code:

   
   import requests

url = "https://mailinator.com/api/aliases" data = {"email": "[email protected]", "name": "Your+Name"}

response = requests.post(url, data=data)

if response.status_code == 200: alias = response.json()["alias"] print(f"Generated alias: {alias}") else: print("Error generating alias")

Replace `[email protected]` with your actual email address and `Your+Name` with your name (optional).

3. Run the script using Python: `python mailinator_alias.py` (replace `mailinator_alias.py` with the name of your script file).

**Using the generated alias**

Once you have generated an alias, you can use it to receive emails. Simply use the generated alias as the recipient's email address in your email client or when sending an email programmatically.

Remember to check the Mailinator website for any usage limits or restrictions on their API.