AnonAddy

AnonAddy is an open-source, self-hosted email forwarding application that creates aliases to protect real email addresses. It acts as a proxy between the sender and the final recipient, allowing users to manage multiple identities without revealing their primary inbox address to the services they sign up for. This prevents the primary address from being exposed in data breaches or sold to third party marketers.

The software is deployed as a server application and is accessible via a web interface. It supports the creation of both shared domain aliases and standard aliases, which can be generated on the fly for unique usernames or custom domains. Users can manage these aliases through the web app, a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome, or dedicated mobile applications for Android and iOS. This multi-platform approach allows for the quick generation of new aliases while browsing the web.

Key features

• Forwarding of emails from aliases to multiple recipient addresses
• Support for custom domains via TXT and MX record verification
• Inbound email encryption using GPG/OpenPGP public keys
• Ability to reply to forwarded emails anonymously
• Generation of random character and random word aliases
• Encryption of email attachments and protected headers for subjects
• Option to deactivate or delete specific aliases to stop spam
• Support for additional usernames to compartmentalize different aliases

The system is designed for users who want to minimize their digital footprint and prevent data brokers from cross-referencing accounts across different services. It avoids the use of third party analytics and trackers, relying only on server access logs. The architecture allows for the integration of custom domains or subdomains to maintain control over email routing. To prevent loops, the software does not allow a custom domain to be used simultaneously as a recipient address. Emails are not stored on the server unless a delivery fails and the user has explicitly enabled that setting in their account configuration.

This software provides a privacy-focused layer for email communication through alias management and encryption.