How not to check the validity of an email address

Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by nnnnni on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @07:54AM (#6326843)

What's worse is when fake delays are put into the code because (stupid) people think that the computer can't possibly be doing a good job if it retrieves the results in under a second. If it's "thinking", it's working well!

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Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:10AM (#6327274)

I thought the fake delays were so the programmer could cash in on doing optimisations at a later date.

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Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by kamjam on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:56AM (#6327562)

Also, your ads are viewed for more seconds = more revenue

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Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by nnnnni on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @05:19PM (#6330572)

Those two things are just added bonuses!

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Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by entropic on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:30PM (#6331657)

Also known as "The Speedup Loop" - http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/The-Speedup-Loop.aspx

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Re:How not to check the validity of an email address by ceejayoz on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @08:32AM (#6327020)

See: banking websites.

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