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Re:It's Time To Kill New User Confirmation Email Links by carbzilla on Sunday April 03, 2011 @01:41AM (#2401919)
I agree. When I sign up for a service the confirmation email is generally already in my inbox by the time I switch tabs to gmail. Then the confirmation link takes me back to the site and logs me in, no hard work involved.

Also, I've never registered for a service and decided not to immediately check my email to activate my account when I'm prompted to. I can't recall a single time when I've come across a confirmation link while casually checking my email.

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Re:It's Time To Kill New User Confirmation Email Links by ScottWhigham on Sunday April 03, 2011 @09:41AM (#2402656)
I think your experience is the ideal, however I see sometimes 1-2 days before I've gotten the confirmation emails. Probably once every few months I'll sign up for something that offers a confirmation email and then - nothing happens for 5, 10, 30, 45 minutes. Frustrating.
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