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Spamgourmet
What it is
Spamgourmet creates disposable email addresses that forward a limited number of messages to a protected address before discarding later mail. Aliases are generated automatically when their first message arrives, so users do not need to create each one beforehand. An address can forward up to 20 messages, or three by default when no limit is specified. Advanced mode adds trusted senders, watchwords, prefixes, reply masking, and tools to view or edit addresses. Reply masking routes responses through Spamgourmet and uses the disposable address instead of exposing the protected return address. The service is free and available on the web, with released code for self-hosting or adding similar functionality to another mail service. Its policy says messages are forwarded immediately or erased from volatile memory and that the code does not store email. Standard logs record IP addresses. Spamgourmet filters only disposable-address mail; direct messages to the protected address are unaffected.
For and against
For
- Aliases are created on first message
- Up to 20 messages per address
- Reply address masking hides the protected address
- Free, non-commercial service
- Released code supports self-hosting
Against
- Default limit is three messages
- Some providers may reject forwarded mail
- IP addresses appear in standard logs
- Direct mail to protected address is not filtered
The verdict
Spamgourmet offers automatically created, message-limited aliases with optional controls for replies and trusted senders. Its forwarding limits, logging, and possible DMARC-related delivery failures should be considered before use.
Who it suits
Spamgourmet suits people who want disposable aliases that limit forwarded mail and protect a primary address. Self-hosting is also available for users who want to run similar functionality themselves.
Plans and prices
Spamgourmet free service
Disposable addresses auto-created · default 3 messages per address · maximum 20 messages at once · trusted or exclusive senders can extend delivery
Read 15 Oct 2026 · spamgourmet.com
Free
Free service; up to 20 messages per address by default, with options to extend
Read 9 Oct 2026 · spamgourmet.com
On the record
- Advanced controls
- Advanced mode supports trusted senders, watchwords, prefixes, reply address masking, and viewing or editing addresses.spamgourmet.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Anti-bot signup
- New-user registration uses a word-in-an-image challenge to deter scripted account creation.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Attachment policy
- Spamgourmet says it never sends email attachments and warns that unexpected attachments claiming to be from it may be malware.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Automatic aliases
- An address is created automatically when it receives its first message, so users do not need to create each alias in advance.spamgourmet.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Automatic creation
- Users invent an address word and the service creates the address when it first receives mail for it.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Commercial status
- The FAQ describes Spamgourmet as a non-commercial service and says donations are optional.spamgourmet.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company structure
- The team page says Spamgourmet is created and run by volunteers.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Custom domains
- A user can route a personal domain to Spamgourmet by pointing its MX record at gourmet.spamgourmet.com and asking the service to configure the domain.gourmet7.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Delivery limitation
- The FAQ warns that some email providers may reject forwarded messages because of sender DMARC policies, and suggests reply address masking as a possible workaround.spamgourmet.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deprecated tool
- AddressScrambler is deprecated and the FAQ recommends SgMailto instead.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- The repository README points developers to its docs directory, especially dev-notes.md, and to a cloning script for installation.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Direct-address limitation
- Spamgourmet does not affect spam sent directly to a user's real email address; the sender must use a Spamgourmet address.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- DMARC problem
- The FAQ reports that sender DMARC policies increasingly cause forwarded messages to be rejected and suggests reply masking as a workaround.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The FAQ documents address syntax, advanced sender controls, forwarding behavior, troubleshooting, and account rules in detail.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Domain history
- ScamAdviser lists the domain registration date as 2000-06-07 and identifies the server country as the United States.scamadviser.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Exclusive senders
- An address can lock onto its first sender or sender domain and consume mail from other senders.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Forwarding
- Forwarded mail is sent to the protected address supplied during account setup, which must be confirmed.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Historical attack outage
- The changelog records a January 2008 denial-of-service incident followed by ISP routing problems that temporarily made the service inaccessible to some subscribers.spamgourmet.com · read 15 Oct 2026
