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Yes - you validate the email address to improve your UX. It reduces the odds of the user giving you a wrong email address then having to either jump through mo
by NateEag 5y ago
Yes - you validate the email address to improve your UX.
It reduces the odds of the user giving you a wrong email address then having to either jump through more hoops to get signed up or give up.
You're absolutely right that the acid test is "can they receive email to it?"
- remram 5y agoFor UX purposes you would use a warning/extra confirmation. If you make the decision to block the user from registering, you are doing something else.
- NateEag 5y agoYeah, precisely. As that website I linked says, if the email looks suspicious but is technically valid, ask them "Are you sure you didn't mean this?", but let them choose what they put in. However, if the address as given is definitely invalid, then you can reject it and explain why. You can offer suggestions here too if any seem reasonable.