Why would you use a disposable email account? To reduce spam. Let's say you place an order online and have to provide an email account. Do you know for sure that the site wil not sell or otherwise let others know your email address? That's one way you start getting spam.
One way to combat this is to use a temporary email account when you order online. You wait for any needed emails to arrive (confirming the order, etc.), then you delete (throw away) the email account. You could, of course, keep the email account active until you actually start receiving spam or until it expires. Either way, it helps keep spam out of your normal, personal mailbox.
You can get a list of sites that offer free temporary email acounts at Prospector - Free Stuff. Make sure to check the free email account site's privacy policy first. You don't want to get spammed by signing up for the temporary account, do you?
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