One prefix each
Shops, forums, and newsletters each get a prefix. They never see each other's address. A short site name is enough. A random prefix works too, and it does not include your real name.
Leak trace
Which website leaked my email
Give each website its own alias. Junk that lands on one alias names the site that passed the address on. You do not have to search a pile of old signups.
1One alias per site
30 daysForwarding log
Pause oneThe others keep going
Split the addresses first
Where the junk arrives
The desk lists the last 30 days by alias: sender, subject, and time. The alias that receives the strange offer is the site that leaked.
Pause only that one
New mail to a paused alias is dropped, and the sender does not get a bounce. Every other alias still forwards to the inbox you used to sign in.
Read it side by side
What you seeIn the logWhat you do
Where the junk landsIn the logOn one alias onlyWhat you doThat site passed the address on
What the log keepsIn the logSender, subject, and timeWhat you do30 days, for checking, not as a second inbox
After a pauseIn the logNew mail is droppedWhat you doNo bounce, and the other aliases still forward
After a deleteIn the logThat address stops receivingWhat you doMail already in your inbox stays there
One example
k7shop@voidalias.com
This prefix was used for a single shop. Strange offers start arriving there, and the other aliases stay quiet.
Open that row
Confirm in the log that the junk hit k7shop first, then pause it. Forum and newsletter aliases keep receiving.
Open the log