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Does it matter? Even if the email is a bog-standard USERNAME@gmail.com, you've got no way to know if the email is real until you send a challenge email to the a

• davchana 4y ago
  Correct. Anytime a site ask me for an email before giving me a file, a code or download, I use something@gmail.com (the literal word something) & most of the time the site gives me what I am looking for. If they send that link in email only, then I use a temporary email.
  • mariusor 4y ago
    I own a similar email address, and I have to say that I absolutely hate the people that do what you do. I can't tell you how many real services people sign up for, while using a "something@gmail.com" address. There are only a couple that include a "someone used my email address to sign up" link to remove my email from their account. Sigh.
    • dns_snek 4y ago
      It doesn't have to be a real domain or a potentially-valid address. I will usually use something like spam@gmail.com, root@localhost, or info@TheirWebsite.com. Last one likely gives them a taste of their own medicine.
    • pooper 4y ago
      My case is not so bad but I get a few password reset links from different services every week.
• CodesInChaos 4y ago
  1,2,3,14 add a lot of complexity which increases the potential for bugs and security issues. 12 is almost certainly a typo 13 is probably a spammer Also <input type=email> will reject several of these as well, so if you have such an edge-case email in your database, you'll run into issues with html forms.