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krill
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Slipping in thru the cracks... ?

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The board has the 'By user email verification' setting activated.

Recently I've notice that some have successfully signed up with fake email adresses... They are not throw away nor temporary addresses.
I have checked them online the suffix' aren't valid.

My question: How are they receiving verification links supposedly to non-existent email addresses ?
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Re: Slipping in thru the cracks... ?

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What, according to you is the difference between a throw away or a temporary mail address?
How do you know it's non-existant?
How do you define "valid suffix"?
If the verification code was used, then the mail address must have been active, point full stop.
There are at least 20 sites providing temporary mail addresses, with a lifespan ranging between an hour up to a couple of days.
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On the other hand, it is not open source, which means you cannot change it or publish it in a modified form.


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Re: Slipping in thru the cracks... ?

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temp mail addresses have existed since the early days & still thrive (i have used a couple of times myself in the distant past).
Most popular ones I can identify immediately.

I have received a couple this month. On an assumption, I checked @ https://email-checker.net/validate
of the 2, I deleted one & stopped at the second one thinking I should have held on to it...which was @bertov.com
the email validator site returned as "Result : BAD bertov.com does not exist"
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Do you use the NRU and Q&A?
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Re: Slipping in thru the cracks... ?

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I use Q&A - However, I noticed I have stopped receiving emails thru the board as I tested it today.
confused at this point... checking email settings as I write.
don't know what's going on with this but have not received any more emails.

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Re: Slipping in thru the cracks... ?

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Better ask your host for this Cpanel error.
Sorry! My English is bat ;) !!!
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Re: Slipping in thru the cracks... ?

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janus_zonstraal wrote: Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:44 pm Better ask your host for this Cpanel error.
Yes, they have been addressed to them.
but, having oher issues... they are different & will make a new topic.
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