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I’m working on https://tempmaildetector.com and more specifically a Wordpress plugin to support it: https://wordpress.org/plugins/temp-mail-detector-block-tempo...

The plugin offers users a way to input their own block lists, a pre-existing one, or make use of the API which is constantly getting updated.

As a first time Wordpress plugin developer, the approval process was a bit slow but it’s like that for a good reason.

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As a frequent temp mail user (for privacy reasons) I wish these things didn't exist..

I appreciate your sentiment, and agree to a point. There’s a time and a place for both disposable email addresses as well as blocking apis.

Assume you offer a free trial with LLM capabilities. There’s a very real cost associated with multiple signup abuse. You can card capture or KYC, but now there’s more friction and greater loss of privacy.

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