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Insights on email privacy & productivity.

Tips, guides, and deep dives from the Cleanbox team.

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The Best Email Alias Services Compared (2026)

A detailed comparison of Cleanbox, SimpleLogin, AnonAddy, Apple Hide My Email, and Firefox Relay - features, pricing, and which is right for you.

10 min read Apr 5, 2026
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Is This Email a Scam? A Quick Checklist

An 8-point checklist to verify any suspicious email - no technical knowledge required.

7 min read Apr 2, 2026
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What Happens to Your Email Before It Reaches Your Inbox?

From the moment someone clicks send to the moment it lands in your inbox - the surprisingly complex journey of an email through DNS, SMTP, spam filters, and authentication.

9 min read Mar 28, 2026
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How Cleanbox Filters Work Under the Hood

A deep dive into the filter engine: 10 condition types, 12 operators, rule groups with boolean logic, and how filters interact with contact states and spam scoring.

15 min read Mar 22, 2026
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Building an Email Workflow: From Chaos to System in One Weekend

A practical weekend project to transform your email from a source of anxiety into a structured system. Includes filter templates, category routing, and alias strategies.

15 min read Mar 18, 2026
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How to Create a Temporary Email Address (and When You Should)

Comparing throwaway email services with permanent aliases - when each makes sense and why aliases are the better long-term strategy.

7 min read Mar 14, 2026
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How to Stop Spam Emails Permanently

Tired of deleting spam every day? Learn why spam keeps coming back and the only strategies that actually work long-term.

8 min read Mar 12, 2026
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How to Block Emails on Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, and Yahoo

Step-by-step blocking guides for every major provider - plus why per-address blocking has limits and what works better.

8 min read Mar 8, 2026
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Privacy-First Email: A Guide for the Paranoid (and the Practical)

From basic hygiene to extreme compartmentalization - a tiered guide to email privacy. What everyone should do, what privacy-conscious users should add, and what the truly paranoid need.

17 min read Mar 5, 2026
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Someone Signed Up for Services Using My Email Address - What to Do

Getting emails for accounts you did not create? Here is why it happens and exactly what to do about it.

8 min read Feb 28, 2026
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Running a Business on Email: Management Strategies That Scale

How growing businesses handle email at scale - shared inboxes, delegation, automation, and the tooling that makes it work. From solo founder to 50-person team.

15 min read Feb 26, 2026
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Email Aliasing Explained: What It Is and Why You Need It

Email aliases are the single best tool for protecting your inbox. Learn what they are, how they differ from forwarding, and why millions of users are switching.

7 min read Feb 18, 2026