On 30/05/2012 12:07, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
I was going to put mine down then it asked for a confirmation
email...Nice try i
wonder what they send you after you have clicked ????
In my case, absolutely nothing
Neil
Some do, some don't. Most sites force you to enter an email address
for validation to prevent automated spamming and possibly malicious
intent (someone signing you up to something without your knowledge -
stops me signing up every QL user I know to QL Forum and this list
without their knowledge, for example).
Must admit, if a site I don't know wants an email address from me, I
usually avoid it if I'm unsure.
That said, there are some "temporary" (short-lived) email address
services you can use just for signing up to websites like this to
avoid using your "regular" email address - once the short-life email
address dies after you've had long enough to sign up and respond to a
validation email address, they can't spam your "regular" email address
if you are unsure about a site.
I suppose it pays to have an extra email address you can use just for
purposes like this, to control spam etc. That way, once you are
satisfied the website is bona fide, they will let you alter your email
address later to your regular email address if you wish. I'd probably
go as far as to say that unless you are 100% happy with a site, NEVER
use your regular email address to sign up to anything.
Dilwyn Jones
My son-in-law is in the computer industry and I was discussing the
source of spam, and he has given me, on his own domain, ten email
addresses which he can change as needed. You "plant" one when you are
asked to respond with a contact, and if it goes further, you know who to
blame. Works a treat to have email addresses under one's own control
independent of service ;provider. He recommends having one's own domain
which only costs about £5 pa.
Bryan H
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