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I don't really see the point because you still have to switch to your email to open the message. I think a better solution is to let your users start using you
by agwa 15y ago
I don't really see the point because you still have to switch to your email to open the message. I think a better solution is to let your users start using your service immediately, but require they click the email validation link within 24 hours. Or offer reduced (less abusable) functionality until they verify. Of course, this won't work for all services, especially if spammers can start abusing their account immediately.
- alentodorov 15y agoMost services allow you to use your account immediately but only for non content creation actions in order to prevent abuse.
- mseebach 15y agoSpammers can provision an unlimited number of email addresses, so you won't stop a spammer by requiring him to validate an e-mail address. I can think of three reasons you want to validate an e-mail address like this: - Confirming that you've typed your e-mail address correctly and that it is reachable - Preventing you from impersonating someone else - Opt-in for sending you e-mails. Not really to prevent you from spamming/harassing/annoying someone else (there are many ways other ways to do this), but to prevent the service from having e-mails marked as spam. I'm sure the last one is the strongest, as being blacklisted from one of the big e-mail providers would really hurt most online services.