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Are you talking about double opt-in? I have a site where if I don't use double opt-in via a confirmation email (with "click this link to activate") then I get

by jraines 18y ago

Are you talking about double opt-in? I have a site where if I don't use double opt-in via a confirmation email (with "click this link to activate") then I get a ton of bots filling out my form and cluttering my inbox.

euccastro 18y ago
(Why) don't you use captchas?
- jraines 18y ago
  the form is prominent on the front page of the site and a captcha would make it look ugly. Plus the reasons stated above, such as validating that the person submitting the email address actually owns it.