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around 2008 a german mass email and hosting provider holding chose every email address being a valid xmpp address, too. It was about 10 millions each for GMX.de
by mro_name 4y ago
around 2008 a german mass email and hosting provider holding chose every email address being a valid xmpp address, too. It was about 10 millions each for GMX.de and Web.de alone.
They never managed to promote pleasant onboarding and finally shut it down ('nobody wants such') months before WhatsApp rocketed - with ejabberd.