Re:Show HN: IsTempMail – Detect and block disposable email a...
by dingaling on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @01:16PM
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> who's fault is it that I couldn't email you and let you know?
The user's fault; they are knowingly trading that risk for protection of their privacy. That says a lot for how they regard the service in question.
What about rejecting ISP-issued e-mail addresses? Those are also ephemeral, for those who use them.
What about Yahoo! / Outlook.com / Gmail addresses? in the vast majority of cases people using those have no 'hold' on them and their accounts can be suspended at whim.
Domain-related addresses can be lost if the registry decides to hike the domain prices beyond affordability, such as with the 1000% increase in Uniregistry gTLDs later this year.
Where to draw the line? All e-mail addresses are temporary.
The user's fault; they are knowingly trading that risk for protection of their privacy. That says a lot for how they regard the service in question.
What about rejecting ISP-issued e-mail addresses? Those are also ephemeral, for those who use them.
What about Yahoo! / Outlook.com / Gmail addresses? in the vast majority of cases people using those have no 'hold' on them and their accounts can be suspended at whim.
Domain-related addresses can be lost if the registry decides to hike the domain prices beyond affordability, such as with the 1000% increase in Uniregistry gTLDs later this year.
Where to draw the line? All e-mail addresses are temporary.