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If using custom domain e-mails, to prevent spam, is it necessary to make addresses unpredictable (e.g.: stem-chaos-stricken@domain), or is servicename@domain good enough? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Assuming a password manager is used, even jfav0ohjau4gvncgan19@domain should be OK.

On the other hand, I might just be overthinking it. It could even look suspicious to customer support, or is that again just overthinking?

Also, there already will necessarily be some predictable ones, such as work@domain, although servicename@domain would provide even more possible matches.

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[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Simply give them their company name as the username. I put fromamazon@mydomain.com and fromtesco@mydomain.com and then when an old account with deadcompany gets pwned, I redirect fromdeadcompany@mydomain.com to junk@mydomain.com with an alias.

I've yet to meet a company that's not ok with this. It's a bit embarrassing when you're talking to a human, but you'll get over it.

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