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I think this would be considered 'by design'.

http://mailinator.blogspot.pt/2013/05/mailinator-is-for-huma...




but I am human!

edit: but thanks for that post, I had missed it. It dramatically changes what Mailinator does and what it means. It is a complete shift in its mission. The in-memory and no logs email service is what originally attracted most users. Dealing with abuse is just part of what happens when you have such a service, ditto with running a Tor exit node.


> A site redesign is in the works (I love it, you'll hate it

Yes! Yet another uninspiring Bootstrap-ed site.


Yes! Yet another person complaining about Bootstrap being uninspired.

With sites like Mailinator, I'm looking to get a task done and doing it quickly. If it lets me achieve my goal efficiently, I don't care if the aesthetics weren't designed from scratch with 100% hand written CSS or if someone is using stock glyphicons instead of hand drawn artwork by Mr.Ultra-Famous Designer.


> Yet another person complaining about Bootstrap being uninspired.

Quite the contrary. Not Bootstrap is "uninspired" but its users. The old Mailinator had a characteristic, easily identifiable look and feel. Sites like the new Mailinator are a dime a dozen. A typical case of "disimprovement".




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