And since people won’t use the website, the website won’t use the list. So the list would be useless.
The maintainer seems to have followed the same interpretation, weighing legitimate use against spam use. This is the official response to the issue as of 8h ago:
Dear Contributors,
We value your suggestions for expanding our list of disposable email providers. Your input is crucial in enhancing our tool’s capabilities.
Decision on Gmail and ProtonMail Inclusion
After thorough evaluation, we have resolved not to include Gmail and ProtonMail in our list. Our rationale is based on the following technical and operational considerations:
<span style="color:#323232;">1. **Reputation and Reliability**
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</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Gmail and ProtonMail**: Established, reputable providers with a high trust level for personal and professional communication.
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Distinction**: Unlike typical disposable email services, they offer long-term, reliable email solutions.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">2. **Active Abuse and Spam Prevention Mechanisms**
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</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Effective Systems**: Both providers have robust mechanisms to detect and mitigate abuse and spam.
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Proactive Monitoring**: Ensures a secure email environment, reducing the prevalence of malicious activities.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">3. **Commercial Intent of Typical Disposable Email Providers**
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Focus**: Targeting providers driven by ad revenue, facilitating spam/abuse.
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Gmail and ProtonMail's Model**: User-centric, not primarily ad-driven.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">4. **Domain Limitations**
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</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Effectiveness**: Limited domain offerings by Gmail and ProtonMail make them less susceptible to misuse.
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Strategy**: Focusing on providers with extensive, rotating domain lists for more impactful filtering.
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</span><span style="color:#323232;">5. **Individual User Accountability**
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</span><span style="color:#323232;"> * **Accountability Measures**: Both services have mechanisms to penalize users violating terms, decreasing misuse risks.
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Summary and Next Steps
Including Gmail and ProtonMail does not align with our criteria for identifying disposable email services. Our aim is to target services significantly contributing to online spam and abuse, without impacting legitimate email services. We have reviewed your list and agree on adding some providers, like internxt.com (Reference). We will also incorporate the obvious choices from the tail of your list. We apologize for the delay in addressing this issue but intend to promptly resolve it by focusing on the most impactful additions.