01What is the difference between disposable temp mail and an anonymous email alias?
A disposable inbox is short-term: no sign-up, instant use, and everything burns on expiry — ideal for verification codes and sign-up walls. An alias is a long-term mask: mail keeps forwarding to your real inbox, which suits shopping, subscriptions and anything that needs an ongoing address. One is burned after use; the other is worn daily.
02What does each NexMask feature actually do?
Disposable temp mail covers one-off receiving and is destroyed after 7 days. An anonymous email alias covers accounts you keep, forwarding to the mailbox you already use. Email forwarding is what brings that mail back to your everyday inbox. A custom domain puts those aliases on a suffix you own. The identity generator fills in the form fields that are not the email address.
03Are the generated names and addresses real?
No. Generated names, streets and phone numbers are assembled in realistic formats that pass common form validation, but they correspond to no real household. They exist for development, testing and placeholder forms — do not use them where a real identity is legally required, such as financial or government paperwork.
04Is it legal to use anonymous or disposable email?
Protecting your inbox is as legitimate as not giving every shop clerk your home address. Like any tool, it must not be used for fraud, harassment or other unlawful ends — the Terms of Service prohibit that explicitly.
05Do I need an account?
Disposable inboxes and the identity generator need no account at all. Aliases require one — it holds your alias list and forwarding target — and signing up takes only an email address. No phone number, no real details.
06Temp mail or an anonymous alias — which should I use?
One question decides it: do you still want mail at this address a week from now? For a single verification code or a gated download, use temp mail. For shopping, subscriptions and accounts you intend to keep, use an anonymous alias. When in doubt start with temp mail — it needs no account, so getting it wrong costs nothing.