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Re:DocuSign email address database breached and used for phi... by Xylakant on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @04:00AM (#14348058)
The other disadvantage is that it's trivial to infer the true username from that pattern in an automated fashion.
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Re:DocuSign email address database breached and used for phi... by Avalyst on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @10:29AM (#14349828)
Yep, it's not foolproof but it's better than nothing. And considering that the number of people using it aren't that many (I guess) spammers wouldn't bother
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