[GH-ISSUE #288] [Feature Request] Combination of random+custom alias chunks in a single alias #808

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opened 2026-03-14 10:41:54 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
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Originally created by @w3lld0ne on GitHub (May 18, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy/issues/288

Would be nice to have such feature to auto-generate randomized part along with custom prefix/suffix.
User should be able to choose desired random chunk mode (UUID/etc.), custom text (with included separator if needed), and whether the custom part is a prefix or a suffix (or even in-middle).

The purpose of this is to have custom emails that are still hard to be guessed by someone.
For example, instead of 'skype@subdomain.anonaddy.com' user can get 'skype-a4e1aa94-498d-4cc5-afa3-a3fce6b3bf16@subdomain.anonaddy.com' or 'a4e1aa94-498d-4cc5-afa3-a3fce6b3bf16.skype@site.com' or 'a4e1aa94!skype!a3fce6b3bf16@site.com' (creepy one, I know) etc. This GUID was generated in a separate online service but it would be nice to automate this process.

Update: Another way to do that is to simple provide placeholders such as {UUID}, then let the user to write something like 'skype-{UUID}' for a custom part (not sure whether {} are a valid e-mail chars but if they are, there also should be a possibility to escape them like {{ }}).

Originally created by @w3lld0ne on GitHub (May 18, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy/issues/288 Would be nice to have such feature to auto-generate randomized part along with custom prefix/suffix. User should be able to choose desired random chunk mode (UUID/etc.), custom text (with included separator if needed), and whether the custom part is a prefix or a suffix (or even in-middle). The purpose of this is to have custom emails that are still hard to be guessed by someone. For example, instead of 'skype@subdomain.anonaddy.com' user can get 'skype-a4e1aa94-498d-4cc5-afa3-a3fce6b3bf16@subdomain.anonaddy.com' or 'a4e1aa94-498d-4cc5-afa3-a3fce6b3bf16.skype@site.com' or 'a4e1aa94!skype!a3fce6b3bf16@site.com' (creepy one, I know) etc. This GUID was generated in a separate online service but it would be nice to automate this process. Update: Another way to do that is to simple provide placeholders such as {UUID}, then let the user to write something like 'skype-{UUID}' for a custom part (not sure whether {} are a valid e-mail chars but if they are, there also should be a possibility to escape them like {{ }}).
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-14 10:42:00 +03:00
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@willbrowningme commented on GitHub (May 20, 2022):

Thanks for the suggestion, I definitely do plan to add much more customisation and options for alias formats in the near future and will allow something similar to this.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1132703686 --> @willbrowningme commented on GitHub (May 20, 2022): Thanks for the suggestion, I definitely do plan to add much more customisation and options for alias formats in the near future and will allow something similar to this.
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