"If I don't "sign up", then how do I create an account?
You don't. Mailinator creates an email account as soon as email arrives for it. All you or anyone else needs to do is send email to the name you thought up and - Kazam! - it will be there waiting for you.
Um... how do I get the email then?
Visit mailinator.com and type in the email name where is says "Check your inbox!", then click "Go!", and Mailinator will display the list of email waiting."
I can imagine good uses for both. The beauty of Mailinator, in some cases, is that you don't receive that mail in your regular inbox. It all depends on what the mail is and why you don't want to give them your email address to begin with.
From the FAQ:
"If I don't "sign up", then how do I create an account?
You don't. Mailinator creates an email account as soon as email arrives for it. All you or anyone else needs to do is send email to the name you thought up and - Kazam! - it will be there waiting for you.
Um... how do I get the email then?
Visit mailinator.com and type in the email name where is says "Check your inbox!", then click "Go!", and Mailinator will display the list of email waiting."