Managing Email

or a while now I have had some strategies in place to manage the constant flow of emails.

Bacn Email Address

I have separate emails for personal mail and bacn

• the bacn address is for all those e-newsletters, online group updates and social media notifications that you would like to read but are only going to get around to reading a tiny faction of them.
• while I check my personal several times a day I only check the bacn account a couple of times a month.

Automated Filters

I use email filters to automatically file email into predetermined categories.

Temporary Email Addresses

I use spamgourmet to limit the amount of email certain entities can send me.

Update 2026:

spamgourmet is not accepting new accounts.

Modern alternatives are 

• Bulc Club : filter with reputation rating system instead of limits
• ManyMe filter with usage patterns
• SimpleLogin manual deactivation
• addy.io manual deactivation
• Jetable time-base limits