Recently, I have seen web apps that requires an email address, then does the validation by sending an email to that address and only then allows the user to proceed with registration. That’s probably the only sure way of validating an email. Users may still use disposable email addresses or short-lived aliases. But I think that’s acceptable.
Well… yes. That was the point made in the article. Validating the email address doesn’t do anything. The easiest way is to just sent a link to the entered address and see if the user can click it.
Recently, I have seen web apps that requires an email address, then does the validation by sending an email to that address and only then allows the user to proceed with registration. That’s probably the only sure way of validating an email. Users may still use disposable email addresses or short-lived aliases. But I think that’s acceptable.
Well… yes. That was the point made in the article. Validating the email address doesn’t do anything. The easiest way is to just sent a link to the entered address and see if the user can click it.