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Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

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Post by reaperducer »

judge2020 wrote: post #99
reaperducer wrote: post #90

guerillaclick+eralp@gmail.com guerillaclick+sdfaskdma@gmail.com guerillaclick+111@gmail.com Unfortunately, more and more services are rejecting + e-mail addresses. Either ignoring them, or flagging them as an error. While it's perfectly within the RFC, companies are catching on to the trick. (3M, I'm looking at you!)

It's within RFC, but they all lead to one email inbox so you end up being able to manage multiple third-party accounts from a single email account. It's recommended to not reject these, but strip them: https://gist.github.com/judge2020/af8fb9cd2ac165462d44de4e58... https://gmail.googleblog.com/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-mo...

Yes, I know that. And as I mentioned, companies are still rejecting these addresses anyway because they know people are using them to identify and filter spam.

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#102

Post by dzek69 »

basil-rash wrote: post #100
faissaloo wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most free wifi hotspots don't verify your email fyi

To some extent, they can't. (How do you verify the email without being on the wifi?)

some may allow popoular e-mail services (and imap/pop3 ports) traffic, while blocking the others

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

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Post by sixdimensional »

Semaphor wrote: post #75
nine_k wrote: post #23

This is delightfully crazy. Give some random guys with no website your registration record somewhere, allow them to verify your registration as theirs, and then impersonate you, reset passwords, see any communications, possibly log in as yourself and do anything. All this with no recourse. Nigerian spammers moan from envy for such a brilliant self-propelled gullibility filter.

I have first.last@gmail.com and I've had people play poker and lottery and sign up for dating websites with my e-mail address. I've also received confidential information from insurance and building construction companies. It's hilarious.

Same here. I've also received legal and tax documents, invitations to bachelor parties, draft scripts for motion pictures, medical records and offers to buy my multi-million dollar house in Florida (hint, I don't have one, but somebody with the same name does).

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#104

Post by jressey »

judge2020 wrote: post #95
bdcravens wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because overwhelmingly the HN crowd thinks building an app is building a startup.

The product is a big part of a business, so if you have one, all you need is a business partner and VC's to create a multi-million dollar company.

Yes those are trivial things that are simply an afterthought. The app ain't shit, it's how well the business can execute.

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

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Post by kidsil »

reaperducer wrote: post #90

guerillaclick+eralp@gmail.com guerillaclick+sdfaskdma@gmail.com guerillaclick+111@gmail.com Unfortunately, more and more services are rejecting + e-mail addresses. Either ignoring them, or flagging them as an error. While it's perfectly within the RFC, companies are catching on to the trick. (3M, I'm looking at you!)

Gmail gives you another option - separate using dots.

g.uerillaclick@gmail.com

The number of options is of course limited but it's still recognized as a separate address while still coming into the same inbox

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

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Post by jpeeler »

reaperducer wrote: post #90

guerillaclick+eralp@gmail.com guerillaclick+sdfaskdma@gmail.com guerillaclick+111@gmail.com Unfortunately, more and more services are rejecting + e-mail addresses. Either ignoring them, or flagging them as an error. While it's perfectly within the RFC, companies are catching on to the trick. (3M, I'm looking at you!)

Years ago I locked myself out of my Amazon account. Since I really wanted to keep using the same email account (and I didn't care about Amazon history, nor did I wish to go through an official account reset) I resigned up using a +suffix. I'm still amazed the second account was able to be created, though it's possible it's no longer allowed since this was around 2005 or so.

Re: Show HN: Startup with no website - GuerillaClick@gmail.com

#110

Post by icedchai »

fredgrott wrote: post #82
nine_k wrote: post #23

This is delightfully crazy. Give some random guys with no website your registration record somewhere, allow them to verify your registration as theirs, and then impersonate you, reset passwords, see any communications, possibly log in as yourself and do anything. All this with no recourse. Nigerian spammers moan from envy for such a brilliant self-propelled gullibility filter.

not to mention the damn google dot hack that still works with all gmail email accounts...

Not to mention the +something which gives you infinite email addresses.
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