The dots do matter: how to scam a Gmail user

Re:The dots do matter: how to scam a Gmail user by mulmen on Saturday April 07, 2018 @04:20PM (#16782682)

What's the point of a conversion funnel that creates exactly one conversion and then a huge amount of customer grief when they can never use the account again?

If the email address matters then validate it, if it doesn't need to be validated then don't ask for it.

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Re:The dots do matter: how to scam a Gmail user by dfee on Saturday April 07, 2018 @06:59PM (#16783547)

I don’t understand what you mean by a “CF that creates exactly one conversion”.

Anyways, your response isn’t relevant in that I’m not suggesting an email address should (not) be verified. Rather, we’re discussing whether verifying identity needs to come before or after (or alongside) the transactional email - e.g. a receipt of purchase.

At the same time, validation and verification are not the same thing - and sometimes it’s not necessary to perform address/identity verification.

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