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Don't verify email addresses by sending spam to them

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-06-23 Cached

The article criticizes a website (Pangram) for validating email addresses by sending a spam email to the entered address, highlighting a poor and deceptive practice in email verification.

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Lies We Tell Ourselves About Email Addresses

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-06-08 Cached

A blog post debunking common misconceptions about validating email addresses, arguing against regex-based validation and advocating for simpler verification methods like sending a confirmation email.

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