Archive for April, 2010
Get With The Times: Email Address Formatting
by Tony on Apr.11, 2010, under Hosting & Development
Something has been severely getting on my nerves lately, and it has hit the point where I just need to rant, and MAYBE someone out there agrees with me. Many websites, mainly the websites with good web programmers, check for incorrectly formatted, fake email addresses, and do so incorrectly. Addresses like PR4tcHE{T,teRry-NO}^T@spam-me.com, are not legit… though emaillist-manager+subscribe@somemail.com is totally legitimate. Another example: jaraeth+pbspam@gmail.com, is totally legitimate, yet so many providers DENY me to sign up for service using such an email address. Why would I? I use it to detect spam.
