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Re:The “Chad” bug by hidroto on Thursday December 31, 2015 @03:19AM (#10816799)
i wonder if that is to stop people from using names like comcastSucks or worse.
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Re:The “Chad” bug by rdancer on Thursday December 31, 2015 @10:41AM (#10817993)
It may not have been the rationale, but it sure must be the most common use-case.
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Re:The “Chad” bug by akurtzhs on Friday January 01, 2016 @10:54PM (#10824934)
It also avoids security problems with fraudsters creating official looking emails - "comcastsupport" and the like.
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