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Some sites are getting a bit smarter and flagging these as non-valid email addresses.
by yitchelle 7y ago
Some sites are getting a bit smarter and flagging these as non-valid email addresses.
- tracker1 7y agoThey're valid... the problem is that most sites don't bother escaping the "+" properly for validation of GET based requests, and the other side converts it to a space. There's a LOT to a valid email address than most systems allow. That said, register a domain on google domains, and it includes free mail forwarding... then you can use ANYTHING@yourdomain and just filter on the other side if an address gets abused/leaked. This way you can use a unique address for everything and check as needed. Could go a step further, but don't as a lot of mail is one-way marketing crap anyway.
- yitchelle 7y agoI know that they are valid, but my paranoid mind forces me to believe that those websites are invalidating the email addresses on purpose. This is so they can get the true email addresses.
- tracker1 7y agoI think it's probably a mix. In the end, it's easy enough to know about the + addressing google and other services use. Also, getting a list of disposable mail hosts, or otherwise having analytical data on the mail host, servers, etc. Disclosure: I worked for a company that did usage scoring of email addresses as well as others for managing email marketing etc, my opinions are my own.