3 ms·
It's a problem when using email to register into a different site. Services without email validation will happily accept those two addresses separately, because
by vvillena 3y ago
It's a problem when using email to register into a different site. Services without email validation will happily accept those two addresses separately, because they don't adhere to Gmail's internal conventions. If the site then sends mail to its registered accounts, then the Gmail address will receive unwanted mail.
- xigoi 3y agoWhy would you register with an e-mail address that's not yours in the first place?
- dredmorbius 3y agoYou may be stunned and astounded to discover that This Actually Happens. (Examples include both Gmail and other systems.) <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12025091 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12025091> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12027598 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12027598> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17284211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17284211> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36756201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36756201>
- Izkata 3y agoIn my case, a few years ago, it was a user who didn't understand the difference between Twitter and Gmail.
- numpad0 3y agoThere are horrible people who loves the idea of being able to use someone else's identities. Not just made up but stolen. I - I don't want to know why, nor what they're normally thinking.
- xigoi 3y agoHow would dot sensitivity prevent that?