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Detecting throwaway email addresses during registration (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/piefed_meta@piefed.social
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Spammers, trolls, and ban evaders often use temporary email addresses. PieFed now checks a list of known temporary email providers and displays a warning icon next to registrations that use such services.

If registration mode is set to "Open" (no approval needed) then the site admin(s) receive a notification instead.

A throwaway email address isn't always a bad thing but it's one factor that admins might want to take into account.

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[–] RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Some require an essay application instead.