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For a lot of services, verifying e-mail addresses is primarily a means to filter a majority of spam accounts - think bulletin boards, buy/sell sites, etc. It is
by doppel 13y ago
For a lot of services, verifying e-mail addresses is primarily a means to filter a majority of spam accounts - think bulletin boards, buy/sell sites, etc. It is by no means perfect, but it's an easy, low-hanging fruit. It is only secondarily a check to see if the user misspelled his or her e-mail address (which is often checked by having two e-mail fields and comparing them).
I would still say that tracking down a misspelled e-mail address or have the user completely confused at the next login (because they don't realise they misspelled it) might be worse than having the break in the registration process.
- Kequc 13y agoMost web browsers remember the email address that was entered on login forms or even on signup forms their email might be pre filled for them. But it's true if the user enters the wrong email address and then never notices it's incorrect, could result in a problem later down the road if the email address is a login. Perhaps a notification after a few days along the lines of "verify your email address is correct" top of the page in cases where it appears they haven't received your welcome email would be more appropriate. Rather than barricading them from using the service.