It occurred to me today that many people encounter the same troubles as me with web sites that insist on you registering, but that you may not know how to best circumvent them. The more you give out your email, the more spam you get, so don't do it anymore.
When I come across a registration site I want access to, the first place I check is bugmenot.com. You enter the site's url into their search bar and they'll give you the login information they have stored. Unfortunately, bugmenot tends to bend to legal pressure rather easily and are missing a lot of sites.
Next, if that didn't do it, try registering with an email address from mailinator.com/. This site is brilliant and will store any mail sent to it for you (including confirmation emails). Now you should be able to get a working account and, if you want to be a really good person, you can put the information up on bugmenot (assuming it isn't one of their banned sites).
You should know that some clever webmasters will know about mailinator and won't let you register using them. In this case, try the lesser-known equivalent dodgit.com/. It'll work just as well.
If you know of any alternatives to bugmenot, leave a comment. I'd love to know.
