Re: [support] Many false applications for accounts

Keep an eye on the email addresses too. GMail offers simple aliasing of email addresses. Basically youremail+somealias@gmail.com will go to youremail.

(FYI - a + is valid in an email account, but GMail doesn't allow them in their accounts, so doing a broad *+*@*.* would catch emails that are legit)

Jamie Holly http://hollyit.net

On 4/7/2014 5:41 PM, Walt Daniels wrote:

Sending a verify link to the registrant to verify is the only way to be sure an email address is valid (at least for a short period of time).

On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Chris Miller <cjm@tryx.org mailto:cjm@tryx.org> wrote:

    *From: *"Walt Daniels" <wdlists@gmail.com
    <mailto:wdlists@gmail.com>>
    *To: *support@drupal.org <mailto:support@drupal.org>
    *Sent: *Monday, April 7, 2014 1:55:59 PM

    *Subject: *Re: [support] Many false applications for accounts

    Yes you can prob mail providers and determine if the email is
    valid, but they may lie. I believe AOL replies yes to any
    request, at least they used to.

Hi Folks,

Isn't the traditional way to handle this simply send a link to the
registrant's email account?  Bogus e-mail; no access.

Chris.