Email Server to Automatically Generate Mailboxes Upon Email Receipt?

Hello, all!

I'm wondering, is there a way to set up an email server that can receive emails addressed to any email address under a specific domain, and automatically set up a mailbox for them (and forward the emails to a specific address)?

I've read that there are people that create a new email address for every website they register on so that they can figure out who leaked their email to spammers. I'd like to do this, but don't want to take the time to set up an email account every single time I register on a website.

For example, I register at Hardforum. I enter an email address: hardforum@mydomain.com. When an email is sent to that address, the mailbox is automatically set up by the webserver, and messages are forwarded to my primary mailbox.

Thanks!
ElectroPulse

 

Thanks for the replies!

I've read about this, but have read that some websites don't support logging in with email addresses with "+" signs in them... Or worse, drop support for it after you set it up (I've read of some sites that just deleted the accounts that have "+" signs in them).

Hmm... That's unfortunate. Thanks for the heads up on that.


Well, I guess the best method (that will always maintain compatibility) would be to create a new email address for each site... Thanks for the replies!