# Implementing Backpack/Lighthouse Email Input Feature

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/implementing-backpack-lighthouse-email-input-feature/120602>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/implementing-backpack-lighthouse-email-input-feature/120602 "2007-11-19T04:20:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![hunter\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/bc79bd/32.png) [@hunter\_h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hunter_h)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/implementing-backpack-lighthouse-email-input-feature/120602/1 "2007-11-19T04:20:20Z")

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Howdy,

I’m working on implementing email input for a Web app. I’ve got the  
basic email stuff working but I want to use an addressing scheme  
similar to Backpack or Lighthouse - where you assign randomly chosen  
English words to construct a semi ‘secret’ address for each ‘page’.

For example, a Backpack page may accept email send to the address  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

I’m curious if anyone has implemented this sort of thing and if so, if  
they had written it up. I’m sure I can figure it out but I’d be  
interested to hear about other folks gotchas while implementing.

Thx.